Crime Rates at Forest Road, London, E8 3BX

Forest Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (E8 3BX) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E8 3BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.