Total Crime Rate

444.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.6 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 444.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Drugs 59.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.7 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 44th 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 5AG) in the last 12 months was 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 173.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arbutus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arbutus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arbutus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Phillipp Street 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Beauvoir Square —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Beauvoir Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Northchurch Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Northchurch Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Enfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime De Beauvoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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