Total Crime Rate

360.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 360.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Balmes Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 71st 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 Balmes Road (N1 5TQ) in the last 12 months was 360.6 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmes Road (N1 5TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Benyon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benyon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Almorah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almorah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Almorah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wiltshire Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosemary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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