Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (N16 7PP) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Clissold average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (N16 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 119 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.

Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hollar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nile Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nile Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydner Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Darville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stoke Newington Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stoke Newington Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stoke Newington Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoke Newington Common —
Sep 2025Drugs Stoke Newington Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northwold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northwold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garnham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benthal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Garnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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