Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sanctuary Mews area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanctuary Mews (E8 3BD) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanctuary Mews (E8 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Atlas Mews, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Dalston

Crime Over Time in Sanctuary Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thackeray Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Massie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clifton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannard Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ghent Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ghent Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.