Crime Rates at Hoxton Square, London, N1 6NN

Hoxton Square 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 Square (N1 6NN) 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 Square (N1 6NN), 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.