Total Crime Rate
762.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colvestone 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Dalston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abersham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alvington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abersham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alvington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | John Campbell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dalston Junction | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | John Campbell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | John Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | John Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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