Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 166.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Myrtle Walk area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 236th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Walk (N1 6QE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Walk (N1 6QE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery B101 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pitfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoxton Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redvers Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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