Total Crime Rate

800.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 800.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.7 10/10
  • Robbery 121.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 103.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 72.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Burglary 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 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

Middleton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 16th highest crime rate of 599 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 Middleton Road (E8 4BS) in the last 12 months was 800.0 per 1,000 residents and was 177.3% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 309.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (E8 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Glebe Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arbutus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Drive
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 2025Theft from the person Lomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Drive
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dunston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arbutus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arbutus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbutus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acton Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Queensbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cumberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freshfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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