Total Crime Rate

331.6 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 331.6 10/10
  • Drugs 75.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitmore Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 79th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitmore Road (N1 5DT) in the last 12 months was 331.6 per 1,000 residents and was 161.3% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Road (N1 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near De Beauvoir Crescent. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitmore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hamond Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Downham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halcomb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Canal Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Branch Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamond Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamond Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Buckland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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