Total Crime Rate

387.0 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 387.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 69.9 10/10
  • Other theft 51.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Richmond Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 57th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (E8 3HY) in the last 12 months was 387.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 125.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (E8 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ghent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ghent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roseberry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Mews
Sep 2025Other theft Roseberry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cumberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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