Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hoxton Street 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 Hoxton Street (N1 6QH) 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 Hoxton Street (N1 6QH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 352 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hare Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nazrul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Retford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Retford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rufus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rufus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nazrul Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nazrul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nazrul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nazrul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nazrul Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nazrul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rufus Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Boot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamond Square | — |
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