Total Crime Rate

328.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 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 328.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Drugs 37.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 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

Hoxton Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 118th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 Hoxton Street (N1 6LP) in the last 12 months was 328.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoxton Street (N1 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoxton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Boot Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoxton Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basing Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drysdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Street
Apr 2026Robbery B101 Under investigation

Data Sources

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