Total Crime Rate

519.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 519.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 86.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Other theft 43.3 10/10
  • Drugs 40.7 10/10
  • Robbery 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Hoffman Square 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 Hoffman Square (N1 6DH) 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 Hoffman Square (N1 6DH), 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 Hoffman Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rufus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rufus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charles Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charles Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Charles Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rufus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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