Total Crime Rate

271.2 per 1,000 10/10 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 271.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 118th 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 4BW) in the last 12 months was 271.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balls Pond Road (N1 4BW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Balls Pond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burder Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Junction Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dalston Junction Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Docwra'S Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalston Junction β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Burder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Close β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nimrod Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland High Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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