Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spenser Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spenser Grove (N16 8TU) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Grove (N16 8TU), the main crime hotspot is near Matthias Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spenser Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gunstor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shakspeare Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Matthias Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Matthias Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunstor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunstor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gunstor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakspeare Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Watson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spenser Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spenser Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Matthias Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auriga Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Auriga Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Londesborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Matthias Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barbauld Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Matthias Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary King Henry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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