Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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

Princess May Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 580 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 Princess May Road (N16 8DF) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess May Road (N16 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess May Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Somerford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Courthouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miller'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miller'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bailey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Somerford Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stoke Newington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Somerford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Somerford Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Grove —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boleyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Jude Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Jude Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Newington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gillett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Place —
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Data Sources

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