Total Crime Rate

331.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 331.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 75.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Other theft 39.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Crossway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 77th 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 Crossway (N16 8HX) in the last 12 months was 331.9 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% higher than the Clissold average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossway (N16 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crossway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/250)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birkbeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Time Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Time Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsland Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkbeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsland Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsland Passage Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birkbeck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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