Total Crime Rate
289.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pitfield Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 106th 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 Pitfield Street (N1 5JB) in the last 12 months was 289.6 per 1,000 residents and was 128.1% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (β 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 366.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pitfield Street (N1 5JB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nuttall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyssen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halcomb Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purcell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pitfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purcell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hobbs Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillipp Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
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