Total Crime Rate

244.6 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 244.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Burglary 36.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Branch Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 137th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branch Place (N1 5FJ) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Place (N1 5FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Branch Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Downham Road Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Branch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Branch Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Southgate Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gopsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road
Sep 2025Drugs Imber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Imber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Imber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Imber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devizes Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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