Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 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 196.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St John'S Estate area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 182nd 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 St John'S Estate (N1 6TY) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John'S Estate (N1 6TY), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St John'S Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haberdasher Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regan Way —
Apr 2026Public order Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevenden Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bevenden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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