Total Crime Rate

524.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.3 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 524.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.3 10/10
  • Drugs 84.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.8 8/10
  • Robbery 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
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

Chart Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 580 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 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 524.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 Drugs with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chart Street (N1 6DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chart Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/187)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk —
Apr 2026Drugs Evelyn Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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