Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 162.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mortimer Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 246th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mortimer Road (N1 4LB) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Road (N1 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person De Beauvoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nimrod Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nimrod Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimrod Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Public order Buckingham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckingham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Enfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tottenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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