Crime Rates at Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GT

Wenlock Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 199th 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 Wenlock Road (N1 7GT) in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Road (N1 7GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near City Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.