Total Crime Rate
172.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shepherdess Walk area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 229th 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 Shepherdess Walk (N1 7JL) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shepherdess Walk (N1 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishop Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rector Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ann Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Packington Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baldwin Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wenlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Provence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bletsoe Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allingham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherdess Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherdess Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shepherdess Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dame Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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