Total Crime Rate

317.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 317.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 74.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Other theft 51.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Forest Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 88th 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 Forest Grove (E8 3HX) in the last 12 months was 317.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Grove (E8 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsland Passage Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Junction Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ghent Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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