Total Crime Rate

202.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.0 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Walk area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 170th highest crime rate of 580 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 Britannia Walk (N1 7NS) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Walk (N1 7NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/229)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Featherstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cranwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cranwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baldwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Featherstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Featherstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murray Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nile Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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