Total Crime Rate

224.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 224.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Burglary 45.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wenlock Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 148th 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 Wenlock Road (N1 7FA) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ).

In the area around Wenlock Road (N1 7FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galway Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wenlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mora Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour President Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour President Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour President Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences President Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mora Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Drugs City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dingley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Other theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wharf Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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