Total Crime Rate

3142.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3142.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 748.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 710.4 10/10
  • Drugs 688.5 10/10
  • Other theft 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 196.7 10/10
  • Robbery 136.6 10/10
  • Public order 98.4 10/10
  • Burglary 76.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoxton Street area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 710 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 6NH) in the last 12 months was 3142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 837.6% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 961.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoxton Street (N1 6NH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hoxton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/252)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Drysdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B101 —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fanshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fanshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Caroline Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Inn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Inn Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hoxton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Printing House Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bakers Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilks Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Printing House Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drysdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drysdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B101 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 252

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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