Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 253rd 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 4LN) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (E8 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samuel Close, where police recorded 76 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.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aitken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anna Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hilborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Scriven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lavender Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scriven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samuel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbridge Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Queensbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shrubland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shrubland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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