Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 275th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Provost Estate (N1 7QX) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Provost Estate (N1 7QX), 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 Provost Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cherbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haberdasher Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haberdasher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropley Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropley Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nile Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherbury Street
Apr 2026Other theft Baldwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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