Total Crime Rate
150.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wimbourne Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 270th 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 Wimbourne Street (N1 7ES) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimbourne Street (N1 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New North Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushton Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherdess Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Niagara Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Murray Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherdess Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shepherdess Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baring Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New North Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bletsoe Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provost Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eagle Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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