Total Crime Rate

382.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.4 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 382.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Drugs 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Purcell Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 62nd 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 Purcell Street (N1 6RD) in the last 12 months was 382.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher than the De Beauvoir average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purcell Street (N1 6RD), 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 Purcell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hemsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aske Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Aske Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aske Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aske Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pitfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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