Total Crime Rate
164.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Provost Estate area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 242nd highest 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 Provost Estate (N1 7QX) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Provost Estate (N1 7QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranwood Street, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherbury Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clunbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Murray Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cherbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cherbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherbury Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherbury Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rushton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rushton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rushton Street | Under investigation |
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