Total Crime Rate

347.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.4 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 347.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Burglary 31.1 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

East Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 74th highest crime rate of 580 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 East Road (N1 6AW) in the last 12 months was 347.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Road (N1 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Square. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Estate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Provost Estate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Estate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Estate —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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