Crime Rates at Dalston Lane, London, E8 1NZ

Dalston Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalston Lane (E8 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Hackney Central average (194.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalston Lane (E8 1NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spurstowe Terrace, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sigdon Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.