Total Crime Rate

246.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 246.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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

Orsman Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 133rd 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 Orsman Road (N1 5RA) in the last 12 months was 246.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orsman Road (N1 5RA), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orsman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobbs Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hemsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuttall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hare Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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