Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 126.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watson Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Close (N16 8QG) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Clissold average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Close (N16 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matthias Road, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newington Green (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Newington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matthias Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matthias Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matthias Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Matthias Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthias Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthias Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthias Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hedley Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howitt Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenser Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spenser Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spenser Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spenser Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matthias Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Wolsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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