Total Crime Rate

248.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 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 248.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 49.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 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

East Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Road (N1 6FB) in the last 12 months was 248.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 Theft from the person with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Road (N1 6FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Square, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranwood Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corsham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haberdasher Street —
Apr 2026Other theft East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murray Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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