Total Crime Rate

376.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 376.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Burglary 39.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 62nd 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 Britannia Walk (N1 7HP) in the last 12 months was 376.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 148.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Walk (N1 7HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Britannia Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mora Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tilney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tilney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tilney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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