Crime Rates at Pitfield Street, London, N1 5JB

Pitfield Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitfield Street (N1 5JB) in the last 12 months was 382.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitfield Street (N1 5JB), 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.