Total Crime Rate
271.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balls 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burder Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dalston Junction | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalston Junction | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dalston Junction | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dalston Junction | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalston Junction | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Docwra'S Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dalston Junction | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dalston Junction | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalston Junction | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalston Junction | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalston Junction | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burder Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burder Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nimrod Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Culford Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Buckingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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