Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 183.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Drugs 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stoke Newington High Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold , and the 209th highest crime rate of 599 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 Stoke Newington High Street (N16 8DR) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoke Newington High Street (N16 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoke Newington High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Newington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lavers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kynaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kynaston Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stoke Newington High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stoke Newington High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stoke Newington High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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