Total Crime Rate

225.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 225.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Blackstock Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 147th 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 Blackstock Road (N4 2JW) in the last 12 months was 225.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 369.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackstock Road (N4 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Rock Street. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joseph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Joseph Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Waverley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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