Total Crime Rate

762.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 762.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 106.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.3 10/10
  • Other theft 62.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colvestone Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 18th 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 Colvestone Crescent (E8 2LG) in the last 12 months was 762.5 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colvestone Crescent (E8 2LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 440 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 Colvestone Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abersham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alvington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abersham Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Alvington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvington Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Junction Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John Campbell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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