Crime Rates at Forest Road, London, E8 3BL

Forest Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (E8 3BL) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E8 3BL), 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.