Crime Rates at Forest Road, London, E8 3BY

Forest Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 192nd 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 Forest Road (E8 3BY) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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