Total Crime Rate
168.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lavender Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haggerston | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haggerston | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Livermere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lenthall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lenthall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lenthall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albion Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mapledene Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aitken Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anna Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Denne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queensbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Livermere Road | Under investigation |
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