Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dalston Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hackney Central , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dalston Lane (E8 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% 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 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sigdon Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hackney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Andre Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greenwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Greenwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wilton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sigdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andre Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fassett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sigdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Navarino Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Montague Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Navarino Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Navarino Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sigdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Massie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ferncliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferncliff Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clifton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lewis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitwell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fassett Square | Under investigation |
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