Total Crime Rate

240.2 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 240.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Balls Pond Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 139th highest crime rate of 599 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 Balls Pond Road (N1 4AX) in the last 12 months was 240.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balls Pond Road (N1 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balls Pond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/200)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winchester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cumberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winchester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Winchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winchester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Stamford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stamford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stamford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsland High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsland High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsland High Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsland High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Winchester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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