Total Crime Rate

212.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shacklewell Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 158th highest 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 Shacklewell Lane (E8 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 212.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shacklewell Lane (E8 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shacklewell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/228)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Time Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gillett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colvestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colvestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perch Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Time Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shacklewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Lydford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birkbeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birkbeck Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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