Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 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 83.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Blackstock Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Blackstock Road (N4 2JS) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% 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 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joseph Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackstock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Joseph Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurlock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerfield Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joseph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackstock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackstock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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