Total Crime Rate

423.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 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 423.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Burglary 38.2 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • 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

Whitmore Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 52nd 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 Whitmore Road (N1 5QG) in the last 12 months was 423.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Road (N1 5QG), 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 Whitmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watercress Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orsman Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Purcell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purcell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orsman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Orsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Phillipp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillipp Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northport Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halcomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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