Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Milton Grove area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Grove (N16 8QY) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Grove (N16 8QY), the main crime hotspot is near Matthias Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knebworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clissold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakspeare Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Reedholm Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shakspeare Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Watson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person B104 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B104 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Matthias Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Matthias Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Matthias Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthias Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
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Data Sources

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