Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 152.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Colville Estate area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 268th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colville Estate (N1 5PR) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colville Estate (N1 5PR), 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 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halcomb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmes Road 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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobbs Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orsman Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Orsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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