Total Crime Rate

155.9 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 155.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 53.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pitfield Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 260th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitfield Street (N1 6BU) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitfield Street (N1 6BU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 390 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pitfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rivington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rivington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charles Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rivington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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