Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dalston Square area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 254th lowest 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 Dalston Square (E8 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalston Square (E8 3BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 407 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalston Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyssen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyssen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridley Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fenton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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