Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kingsland Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsland Road (E8 4DE) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsland Road (E8 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Acton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Acton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Enfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freshfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lee Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arbutus Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Peter'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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