Total Crime Rate
331.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitmore Estate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 79th highest crime rate of 599 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 5PB) in the last 12 months was 331.6 per 1,000 residents and was 161.3% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitmore Estate (N1 5PB), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillipp Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wilmer Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmer Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regan Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watercress Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
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