Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arden Estate area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arden Estate (N1 6PS) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arden Estate (N1 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rufus Street, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purcell Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoxton East & Shoreditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | B101 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mintern Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mintern Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoxton Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoxton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fanshaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Aske Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aske Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Aske Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aske Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haberdasher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haberdasher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haberdasher Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mintern Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rufus Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobbs Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tyssen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tyssen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tyssen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobbs Place | Under investigation |
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