Total Crime Rate

319.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 319.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 76.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Southgate Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 85th 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 Southgate Road (N1 3JA) in the last 12 months was 319.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate Road (N1 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Balmes Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardleigh Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchison Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Downham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southgate Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deacon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvedon Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ockendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ockendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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