Total Crime Rate

199.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalston Square area has the 29th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 176th highest crime rate of 580 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 3GT) in the last 12 months was 199.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalston Square (E8 3GT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 142 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/216)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsland High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beehive Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beehive Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Gillett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Winchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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