Total Crime Rate

233.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 233.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 15.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherdess Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 147th 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 7JW) in the last 12 months was 233.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% 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 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B144 (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shepherdess Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dingley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherdess Walk β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shepherdess Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shepherdess Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Provost Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Dingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nile Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Wenlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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