Total Crime Rate

619.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 619.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 116.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 76.1 10/10
  • Robbery 50.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 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 5JJ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 5JJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Wilks Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purcell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regan Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Regan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Homefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clunbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilks Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamond Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamond Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ivy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purcell Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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