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

Provost Estate 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 Provost Estate (N1 7QU) 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 Provost Estate (N1 7QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranwood Street, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B144 (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Provost Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Evelyn Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peerless Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street —
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wimbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimbourne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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