Total Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmes Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 112th 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 Balmes Road (N1 5TQ) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.6% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 542.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmes Road (N1 5TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Balmes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devizes Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baring Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hullbridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hullbridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hullbridge Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Colville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gopsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Villas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northport Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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