Total Crime Rate

319.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 319.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 66.3 10/10
  • Burglary 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nile Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 86th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nile Street (N1 7RF) in the last 12 months was 319.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nile Street (N1 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nile Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martha'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dingley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murray Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Murray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Apr 2026Robbery Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peerless Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nile Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dingley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingley Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mora Street
Apr 2026Burglary Galway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Provost Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Provost Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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