Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 94.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pitfield Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 203rd lowest 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 Pitfield Street (N1 6JP) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 Theft from the person with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitfield Street (N1 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pitfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haberdasher Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aske Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B101 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aske Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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