Total Crime Rate

175.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 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 175.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shakspeare Mews area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 216th highest crime rate of 580 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 Shakspeare Mews (N16 8TH) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakspeare Mews (N16 8TH), 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 Shakspeare Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clissold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shakspeare Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakspeare Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Londesborough Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Londesborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clissold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clissold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clissold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clissold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barbauld Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthias Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knebworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Matthias Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B104 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person B104 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spenser Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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