Total Crime Rate

323.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 323.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Drugs 44.2 10/10
  • Other theft 44.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dalston Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalston Lane (E8 1NH) in the last 12 months was 323.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalston Lane (E8 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rusbridge Close, where police recorded 72 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 Dalston Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fassett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fassett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyssen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stannard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fassett Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Martel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charterhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fassett Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fassett Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Abersham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abersham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navarino Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abersham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abersham Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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