Total Crime Rate
121.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wenlock Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wenlock Street (N1 7PA) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wenlock Street (N1 7PA), the main crime hotspot is near B144. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cherbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Micawber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Micawber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vestry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Provost Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Provost Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Provost Estate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Provost Estate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provost Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provost Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cherbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | East Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provost Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arlington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Murray Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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