Total Crime Rate
161.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middleton Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 249th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (E8 4DX) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Road (E8 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Livermere Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In London Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cumberland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lavender Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovelace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pamela Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livermere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livermere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hilborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hilborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queensbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beehive Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anna Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovelace Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovelace Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovelace Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Middleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Samuel Street | — |
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