Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colville Estate area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colville Estate (N1 5DD) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colville Estate (N1 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Walk, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmes Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colville Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Imber Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Poole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Poole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almorah Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Almorah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almorah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Almorah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropley Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Benyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yeate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road

Data Sources

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