Total Crime Rate
800.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Drive | — |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Lomas Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middleton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albion Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arbutus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arbutus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arbutus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acton Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queensbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cumberland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freshfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glebe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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