Total Crime Rate
150.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sanford Walk area has the 29th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 271st highest crime rate of 580 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 Sanford Walk (N16 7LB) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Clissold average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sanford Walk (N16 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near Stoke Newington High Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke Newington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garnham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hollar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brooke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brooke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cazenove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tyssen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alkham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Alkham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alkham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alkham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Abney Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abney Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abney Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gibson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stoke Newington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoke Newington High Street | — |
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