Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 165.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balls 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Balls Pond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Burder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Henry'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wolsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodville Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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