Total Crime Rate

295.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 295.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Drugs 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • 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

Ridley Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 104th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridley Road (E8 2NH) in the last 12 months was 295.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Road (E8 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Colvestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ridley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abersham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abersham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecilia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannard Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Martel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Atlas Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlas Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Time Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateway Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ghent Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clifton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Martel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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