Total Crime Rate

274.6 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 274.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 51.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Nile Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 116th 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 Nile Street (N1 7ND) in the last 12 months was 274.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nile Street (N1 7ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Nile Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silbury Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Provost Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bache'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha'S Buildings
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Martha'S Buildings Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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