Total Crime Rate
400.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 51st highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Way (N1 4SG) in the last 12 months was 400.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Way (N1 4SG), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 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 | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arbutus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arbutus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Arbutus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beehive Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Beehive Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | De Beauvoir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Beauvoir Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Beauvoir Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watercress Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watercress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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