Total Crime Rate

206.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 206.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Robbery 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Murray Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 166th 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 Murray Grove (N1 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murray Grove (N1 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cranwood Street. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murray Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haberdasher Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Rushton Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwood Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murray Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mintern Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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