Total Crime Rate
462.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arbutus 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Celandine Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albion Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pamela Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pamela Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watercress Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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