Total Crime Rate

323.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 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 323.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 102.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Other theft 69.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 580 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 Colville Estate (N1 5PU) in the last 12 months was 323.9 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colville Estate (N1 5PU), 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmer Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Orsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mill Row Under investigation
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 Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orsman Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hemsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street —

Data Sources

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