Postcode · London
Crime in N1 7LB
How much crime is recorded in N1 7LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoxton North & West
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,421 (2024)
N1 7LBLondon
How safe is N1 7LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N1 7LB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
N1 7LBNational
Burglary21.69.1
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Other theft10.84.5
Theft from the person9.52.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order2.64.6
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.