Total Crime Rate
233.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shepherdess 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dingley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Burglary | Alford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dingley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Provost Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dingley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dingley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nile Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nile Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Provost Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wenlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
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