Total Crime Rate

124.6 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 124.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackstock Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 599 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 Blackstock Road (N4 2JS) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackstock Road (N4 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerfield Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwood Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blackstock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Plimsoll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rumsey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rumsey Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Blackstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hurlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legard Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canning Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Joseph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountgrove Road β€”

Data Sources

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