Crime Rates at Ridley Road, London, E8 2NH

Ridley Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 83rd 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 Ridley Road (E8 2NH) in the last 12 months was 323.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Road (E8 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.