Total Crime Rate

190.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.8 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wenlock Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 199th highest crime rate of 599 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 Wenlock Road (N1 7SB) in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Road (N1 7SB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wenlock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shepherdess Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shepherdess Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherdess Walk —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Provence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Provence Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dingley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Packington Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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