Total Crime Rate

2479.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

684.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2479.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 859.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 684.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 403.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 309.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 269.0 10/10
  • Public order 216.4 10/10
  • Other theft 99.4 10/10
  • Drugs 87.7 10/10
  • Robbery 58.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 46.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
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

Kingsland High Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 580 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 Kingsland High Street (E8 2FA) in the last 12 months was 2479.5 per 1,000 residents and was 726.0% higher 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 684.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsland High Street (E8 2FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 395 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (142 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsland High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Place
Apr 2026Drugs Winchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs John Campbell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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