Total Crime Rate
518.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
178.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morland Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 36th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Morland Estate (E8 3EY) in the last 12 months was 518.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 178.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morland Estate (E8 3EY), the main crime hotspot is near Gayhurst Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In London Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilman Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gayhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fassett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eleanor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eleanor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shrubland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Greenwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greenwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pitwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitwell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Royal Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gayhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gayhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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