Total Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 181.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Middleton Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 205th highest 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 Middleton Road (E8 4BP) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (E8 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samuel Close, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denne Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queensbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scriven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Scriven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beehive Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Haggerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lovelace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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