Total Crime Rate
281.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colville Estate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 112th highest crime rate of 599 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 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.6% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 542.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colville Estate (N1 5NG), 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 | Bicycle theft | Benyon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Benyon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Downham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Downham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southgate Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southgate Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devizes Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canal Walk | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Deacon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Imber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seville Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baring Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benyon Road | β |
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