Crime Rate in De Beauvoir, ward

De Beauvoir has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 873rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 189th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in De Beauvoir in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, De Beauvoir’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 51.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 349 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the De Beauvoir ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.