Total Crime Rate

766.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 766.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 192.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.7 10/10
  • Public order 40.6 10/10
  • Robbery 40.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.5 7/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Estate area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 17th highest crime rate of 580 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 766.5 per 1,000 residents and was 153.3% higher than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 248.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Estate (N1 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hyde Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haberdasher Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hemsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fullwood'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevenden Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bevenden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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