Total Crime Rate
278.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vince Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 113th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vince Street (EC1V 9HD) in the last 12 months was 278.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vince Street (EC1V 9HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoxton West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mallow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Corsham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonhill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bonhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bonhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Old Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Street | Under investigation |
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