Total Crime Rate

642.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 642.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 72.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 66.7 10/10
  • Other theft 54.6 10/10
  • Drugs 42.4 10/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 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 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 580 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 642.4 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 151.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (E8 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Glebe Road. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freshfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Lovelace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lee Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pamela Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pamela Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Acton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roseberry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hilborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glebe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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