Total Crime Rate
131.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Provost Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 297th lowest 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 Provost Street (N1 7FD) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Provost Street (N1 7FD), the main crime hotspot is near B144. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherdess Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherdess Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shepherdess Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wimbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provost Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provost Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provost Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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