Total Crime Rate

514.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.5 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 514.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 108.9 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Burglary 41.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.1 10/10
  • Robbery 33.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Kingsland High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 37th 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 2JP) in the last 12 months was 514.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% higher than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 209.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsland High Street (E8 2JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsland High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Place
Apr 2026Other crime Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John Campbell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street
Apr 2026Drugs Winchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gillett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Drugs Winchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanborough Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street
Apr 2026Burglary Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanborough Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanborough Passage Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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