Crime Rate in De Beauvoir, ward

De Beauvoir has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 993rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 203rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in De Beauvoir in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, De Beauvoir’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 247 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 62.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -20.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 361 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the De Beauvoir ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.