Total Crime Rate

296.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.8 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 296.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Taplow Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 102nd 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 Taplow Street (N1 7TS) in the last 12 months was 296.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taplow Street (N1 7TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galway Street, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B144 (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taplow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canalside Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B144
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galway Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Niagara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micawber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Macclesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macclesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macclesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macclesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macclesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Macclesfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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