Crime Rates at Forest Road, London, E8 3BT

Forest Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 599 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 Forest Road (E8 3BT) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E8 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Atlas Mews, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.