Total Crime Rate

231.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 231.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.2 10/10
  • Drugs 56.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balls Pond Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 142nd 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 Balls Pond Road (N1 4BW) in the last 12 months was 231.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balls Pond Road (N1 4BW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 93 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 (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bailey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillett Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Gillett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Junction Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dalston Junction 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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