Crime Rates at Downs Park Road, London, E8 2HD

Downs Park Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 599 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 Downs Park Road (E8 2HD) in the last 12 months was 295.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Park Road (E8 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amhurst Road, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forman Place (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.