Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malvern 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.
View Crime In London Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensbridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stannard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fenton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fenton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fenton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Philip'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lavender Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Philip'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Middleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queensbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensbridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fenton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fenton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thackeray Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gayhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shrubland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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