Total Crime Rate

254.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 254.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Grove area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 131st highest crime rate of 599 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 254.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 253.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Grove (E8 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 57 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
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fenton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cumberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Cumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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