Total Crime Rate
161.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wenlock Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 250th highest crime rate of 580 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 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wenlock Road (N1 7GT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hoxton West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Macclesfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Godwin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mora Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Provence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dingley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shepherdess Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherdess Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frome Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frome Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Macclesfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dingley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dingley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dingley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mora Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bletsoe Walk | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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