Total Crime Rate

319.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 319.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 66.3 10/10
  • Burglary 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherdess Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 86th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherdess Walk (N1 7JP) in the last 12 months was 319.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherdess Walk (N1 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galway Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B144 (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherdess Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road

Data Sources

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