Total Crime Rate

220.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 220.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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 Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colville Street (N1 5FN) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% higher than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colville Street (N1 5FN), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colville Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Street —
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Benyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penally Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halcomb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rushton Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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