Total Crime Rate

206.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Somerfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 180th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerfield Road (N4 2JN) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerfield Road (N4 2JN), the main crime hotspot is near Station Place. Police recorded 739 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Somerfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Street
Sep 2025Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rock Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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