Total Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 209.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoxton Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoxton Street (N1 5JX) in the last 12 months was 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoxton Street (N1 5JX), the main crime hotspot is near De Beauvoir Crescent. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hoxton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuttall Street —
Sep 2025Public order Hamond Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whitmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitmore Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamond Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamond Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Regan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Purcell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purcell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purcell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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