Total Crime Rate

301.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.9 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 301.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Casterton Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 97th 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 Casterton Street (E8 1BN) in the last 12 months was 301.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the Hackney Central average (203.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Casterton Street (E8 1BN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Casterton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gould Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Poulton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Poulton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gould Terrace Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Martello Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Martello Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Martello Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gould Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gould Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hackney Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dalston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amhurst Road
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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