Total Crime Rate

167.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gibson Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 235th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gibson Gardens (N16 7HB) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.9% higher than the Cazenove average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibson Gardens (N16 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoke Newington High Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gibson Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoke Newington
Apr 2026Burglary Stoke Newington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Newington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Garnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Abney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abney Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoke Newington High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road

Data Sources

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