Total Crime Rate

360.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 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 360.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Colville Estate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 71st 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 Colville Estate (N1 5NG) in the last 12 months was 360.6 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colville Estate (N1 5NG), 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 Colville Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hyde Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobbs Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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