Total Crime Rate
519.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chart Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 31st 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 Chart Street (N1 6DB) in the last 12 months was 519.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 Theft from the person with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chart Street (N1 6DB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Haberdasher Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B101 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B101 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B101 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B101 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fanshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fanshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Platina Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charles Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clunbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Platina Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cherbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crondall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pitfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pitfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pitfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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