Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hobbs Place Estate area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hobbs Place Estate (N1 5LB) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ).
In the area around Hobbs Place Estate (N1 5LB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regan Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamond Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Homefield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilks Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilks Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuttall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuttall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nuttall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pitfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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