Total Crime Rate
132.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Beauvoir Square area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 599 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 De Beauvoir Square (N1 4LG) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Beauvoir Square (N1 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stamford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Enfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Enfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stamford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nimrod Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nimrod Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glebe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stamford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stamford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | De Beauvoir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Peter'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Peter'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Peter'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Peter'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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