Total Crime Rate
234.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De Beauvoir Estate area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 145th 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 Estate (N1 5TL) in the last 12 months was 234.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Beauvoir Estate (N1 5TL), 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 | Whitmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Canal Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canal Walk | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Whitmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hobbs Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Halcomb Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halcomb Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Branch Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Benyon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benyon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Benyon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Benyon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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