Total Crime Rate

416.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 416.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

De Beauvoir Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 50th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around De Beauvoir Road (N1 5AT) in the last 12 months was 416.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 170.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Beauvoir Road (N1 5AT), 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.

Crime Over Time in De Beauvoir Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place —
Sep 2025Burglary De Beauvoir Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Watercress Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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