Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brooke Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Cazenove , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 580 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 Brooke Road (N16 7RX) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Cazenove average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooke Road (N16 7RX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brooke Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydner Road
Apr 2026Drugs Sydner Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydner Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoke Newington High Street
Apr 2026Burglary Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nile Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Garnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tyssen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benthal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jenner Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stellman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydner Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gibson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stoke Newington Common Under investigation

Data Sources

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