Total Crime Rate
441.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abersham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 45th 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 Abersham Road (E8 2LN) in the last 12 months was 441.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abersham Road (E8 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Amhurst Road. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dalston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Martel Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alvington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gateway Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gateway Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Amhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alvington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amhurst Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alvington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Mews | β |
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