Total Crime Rate
146.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wenlock Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 275th highest crime rate of 599 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 Wenlock Road (N1 7TA) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (288.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Wenlock Road (N1 7TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galway Street, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B144 (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | President Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Street | β |
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