Crime Rate in Hoxton West, ward

Hoxton West has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 951st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 196th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoxton West in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoxton West’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 370 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 11 cases , down -15.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 545 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoxton West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Charles Square, with 141 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cherbury Street (34 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.