Total Crime Rate
619.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Estate area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 21st highest crime rate of 599 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 St Johns Estate (N1 5EP) in the last 12 months was 619.3 per 1,000 residents and was 114.9% higher than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 279.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Estate (N1 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regan Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fullwood'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fullwood'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pitfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crondall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purcell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purcell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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