Crime Rate in Dalston, ward

Dalston has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 105th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 33rd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dalston in the last 12 months was 300.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% higher than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dalston’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 623 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 20 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 31.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 882 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dalston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.