Total Crime Rate
454.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Beauvoir Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 599 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 5TF) in the last 12 months was 454.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% higher than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 179.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Beauvoir Crescent (N1 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuttall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hobbs Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halcomb Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmer Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillipp Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Beauvoir Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | De Beauvoir Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Beauvoir Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | De Beauvoir Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Beauvoir Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Beauvoir Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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