Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.0 8/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ritson Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ritson Road (E8 1DE) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ritson Road (E8 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abersham Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martel Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ritson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Stannard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navarino Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Martel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Martel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Madinah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Jones Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Philip'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Philip'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mark'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abersham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fassett Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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