Total Crime Rate

328.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 328.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Drugs 37.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hoxton Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 118th highest crime rate of 693 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 Street (N1 6SH) in the last 12 months was 328.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoxton Street (N1 6SH), the main crime hotspot is near Purcell Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoxton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hemsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drysdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hare Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Phillipp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillipp Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Basing Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Basing Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basing Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hamond Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Shenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuttall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tyssen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drysdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pitfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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