Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.2 8/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Dunston Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunston Road (E8 4FA) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the De Beauvoir average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunston Road (E8 4FA), 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 Dunston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Peter'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stean Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hertford Road
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hertford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acton Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbutus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuttall Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arbutus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arbutus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nuttall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuttall Street

Data Sources

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