Crime Rate in Dalston, ward

Dalston has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 122nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 35th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dalston in the last 12 months was 288.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dalston’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 562 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 15 cases , down -6.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -26.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 822 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dalston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 407 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.