Total Crime Rate
122.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brooke Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 263rd lowest 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 Brooke Road (N16 7RR) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooke Road (N16 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Narford Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reighton Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hackney Downs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Narford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jenner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jenner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jenner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brooke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dunnock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laundress Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Evering Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Evering Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evering Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clapton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Muir Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northwold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooke Road | — |
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