Total Crime Rate

325.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 325.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 96.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Other theft 45.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Underwood Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 599 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 Underwood Street (N1 7LG) in the last 12 months was 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Street (N1 7LG), 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.

View Crime In Hoxton East & Shoreditch

Crime Over Time in Underwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person B144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Sep 2025Other theft B144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B144 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery B144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baldwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Provost Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Provost Estate —
Sep 2025Other theft Provost Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Provost Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Provost Estate Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.