Total Crime Rate
372.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hackney Grove area has the 16th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 66th highest crime rate of 580 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 Hackney Grove (E8 3NR) in the last 12 months was 372.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hackney Grove (E8 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hackney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Weston Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brett Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brett Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mentmore Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pemberton Place | — |
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