Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Myrtle Walk area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 191st highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
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 Myrtle Walk (N1 6QE) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Myrtle Walk (N1 6QE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hoxton East & Shoreditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mundy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mundy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mundy Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mundy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mundy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Retford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoxton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamond Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamond Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charles Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charles Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charles Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
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