Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 168.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 235th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (E8 4BP) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (E8 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Livermere Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Haggerston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haggerston β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Livermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lenthall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lenthall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lenthall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mapledene Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aitken Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Drive β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anna Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Denne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Queensbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Livermere Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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