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Crime in E8 4AU

How much crime is recorded in E8 4AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Dalston Kingsland
Council
Hackney
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,134 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E8 4AU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E8 4AU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E8 4AUNational
Burglary18.29.1
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Theft from the person10.62.1
Other theft9.84.5
Drugs9.32.4
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Public order4.24.6
Robbery3.01.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Shoplifting2.08.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 40% since 2022.

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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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