Total Crime Rate

280.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 92.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Other theft 56.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colville Estate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 114th 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 Colville Estate (N1 5PX) in the last 12 months was 280.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colville Estate (N1 5PX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Colville Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wilmer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Regan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Downham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halcomb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Halcomb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Canal Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regan Way
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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