Total Crime Rate

447.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 447.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Drugs 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Martel Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 45th highest crime rate of 599 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 Martel Place (E8 2FQ) in the last 12 months was 447.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% higher than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 316.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martel Place (E8 2FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Martel Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Jones Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chester Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stannard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ritson Road
Sep 2025Public order Alvington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvington Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alvington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyssen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mark'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Martel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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