Total Crime Rate

448.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 448.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Drugs 44.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hertford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 580 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 Hertford Road (N1 5AE) in the last 12 months was 448.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Road (N1 5AE), 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 Hertford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orsman Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Enfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arbutus Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Peter'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glebe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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