Crime Rates at Benthal Road, London, N16 7AT

Benthal Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benthal Road (N16 7AT) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Hackney Downs average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benthal Road (N16 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Rectory Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.