Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Yorkshire Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 280th highest 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 Yorkshire Close (N16 8EX) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yorkshire Close (N16 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yorkshire Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palatine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Palatine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victorian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victorian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victorian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gunstor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gunstor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunstor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunstor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nevill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Allen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlea Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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