Total Crime Rate

302.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.6 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 302.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitmore Estate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 95th highest crime rate of 580 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 Whitmore Estate (N1 5LU) in the last 12 months was 302.3 per 1,000 residents and was 130.2% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Estate (N1 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyde Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De Beauvoir Crescent (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitmore Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halcomb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobbs Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hyde Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Road
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution

Data Sources

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