Crime Rate in Hoxton East & Shoreditch, ward

Hoxton East & Shoreditch has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 124th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 36th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoxton East & Shoreditch in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoxton East & Shoreditch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 818 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 18 cases , down -5.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 67.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,147 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoxton East & Shoreditch ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 520 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.