Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 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 70.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Malvern Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Road (E8 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (E8 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lavender Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannard Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road
Apr 2026Burglary Queensbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbridge Road
Apr 2026Burglary Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenton Close
Apr 2026Other theft Parkholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thackeray Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gayhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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