Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sanford 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

Crime Over Time in Sanford Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Garnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cazenove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Other crime Tyssen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alkham Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alkham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alkham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alkham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gibson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoke Newington High Street

Data Sources

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