Total Crime Rate
57.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunston Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 599 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 Dunston Road (E8 4EH) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunston Road (E8 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arbutus Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nuttall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arbutus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arbutus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stean Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuttall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuttall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albion Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haggerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lovelace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haggerston | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Denne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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