Total Crime Rate

278.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 278.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 53.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Drugs 29.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Charles Square Estate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 113th highest crime rate of 580 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 Charles Square Estate (N1 6EA) in the last 12 months was 278.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Square Estate (N1 6EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Square Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clere Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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