Total Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitmore Estate area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 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 Whitmore Estate (N1 5LY) in the last 12 months was 4.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% lower than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitmore Estate (N1 5LY), 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 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyssen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyssen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamond Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purcell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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