Total Crime Rate

163.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 163.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 243rd 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 3GU) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalston Square (E8 3GU), 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 (30/210)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Junction Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs John Campbell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Campbell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkbeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bailey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Time Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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