Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fountayne Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cazenove , and the 217th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountayne Road (N16 7ED) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher than the Cazenove average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountayne Road (N16 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Stoke Newington Common. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fountayne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stoke Newington Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stoke Newington Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stoke Newington Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fountayne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alkham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kyverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benthal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alkham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kyverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kyverdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alconbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alconbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alconbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Northwold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alconbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoke Newington Common —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Narford Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Kyverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Osbaldeston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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