Postcode · London
Crime in N1 5BN
How much crime is recorded in N1 5BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- De Beauvoir
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
N1 5BNLondon
How safe is N1 5BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N1 5BN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
N1 5BNNational
Burglary15.29.1
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Theft from the person13.22.1
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Drugs7.12.4
Bicycle theft6.61.0
Other theft5.84.5
Robbery3.21.4
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.