Total Crime Rate
579.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
122.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ramsgate Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 28th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ramsgate Street (E8 2FH) in the last 12 months was 579.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ramsgate Street (E8 2FH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dalston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Winchester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chester Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sandringham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Roseberry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Roseberry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cumberland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Winchester Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winchester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Roseberry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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