Total Crime Rate

481.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 481.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 78.1 10/10
  • Drugs 46.9 10/10
  • Burglary 40.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowper Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold , and the 36th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (N16 8PF) in the last 12 months was 481.3 per 1,000 residents and was 317.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (N16 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Matthias Road. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auriga Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osterley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osterley Road —
Sep 2025Public order Belgrade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osterley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Allen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Auriga Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osterley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howitt Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knebworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nevill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Howard Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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