Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 84.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sanford Lane area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 599 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 Sanford Lane (N16 7JS) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Clissold average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanford Lane (N16 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanford Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyssen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hollar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Buildings β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lawrence Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bayston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Brooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belfast Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Belfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abney Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Hill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stamford Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stamford Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Garnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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