Total Crime Rate
127.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ritson Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 580 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 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% 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 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridley Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dalston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Navarino Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thackeray Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Montague Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Atlas Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clifton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colvestone Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colvestone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Colvestone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Philip'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Philip'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sandringham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stannard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferncliff Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecilia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Martel Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Martel Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Martel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Mews | — |
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