Total Crime Rate

423.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 423.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Burglary 38.2 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Robbery 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

De Beauvoir Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around De Beauvoir Crescent (N1 5SB) in the last 12 months was 423.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Beauvoir Crescent (N1 5SB), 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 De Beauvoir Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamond Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamond Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Enfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hemsworth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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