Total Crime Rate
165.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balls Pond Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 239th 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 4BG) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balls Pond Road (N1 4BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorne Close, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wall Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Henry'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wolsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wolsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Culford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
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