Total Crime Rate

141.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alvington Crescent area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 599 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 Alvington Crescent (E8 2NN) in the last 12 months was 141.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alvington Crescent (E8 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 152 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alvington Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Winchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanborough Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stanborough Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanborough Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colvestone Crescent

Data Sources

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