Total Crime Rate

233.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 233.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 33.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Robbery 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wenlock Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 141st highest crime rate of 580 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 Wenlock Street (N1 7NU) in the last 12 months was 233.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Street (N1 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near B144. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wenlock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niagara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bracklyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road

Data Sources

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