Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Malvern Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 266th 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 Malvern Road (E8 3LT) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (E8 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samuel Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Malvern Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gayhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Philip'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Philip'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brougham Road
Sep 2025Burglary Brougham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gayhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Grove
Sep 2025Burglary Gayhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Queensbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Drive

Data Sources

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