Crime Rates at Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7JW

Shepherdess Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 141st 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 Shepherdess Walk (N1 7JW) in the last 12 months was 233.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherdess Walk (N1 7JW), 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.