Total Crime Rate
416.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Deacon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Beauvoir Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Beauvoir Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Beauvoir Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | De Beauvoir Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watercress Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Beauvoir Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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