Total Crime Rate

335.3 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 335.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Drugs 52.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 40.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellesley Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 73rd 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 Wellesley Terrace (N1 7NA) in the last 12 months was 335.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Terrace (N1 7NA), the main crime hotspot is near Lever Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wellesley Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mora Street
Sep 2025Public order Shepherdess Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Godwin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences President Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherdess Walk
Sep 2025Other theft Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Macclesfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macclesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ebenezer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shepherdess Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lever Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dingley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ironmonger Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery B144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B144 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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