Total Crime Rate

462.0 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 462.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 76.0 10/10
  • Other theft 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Robbery 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.0 6/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
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

Arbutus Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 40th 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 Arbutus Street (E8 4DT) in the last 12 months was 462.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 177.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arbutus Street (E8 4DT), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Arbutus Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Celandine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pamela Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pamela Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hertford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hertford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Watercress Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watercress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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