Dalston East
Middle areaSouth west Hackney. 9,359 people in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Dalston East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dalston East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dalston East at a rate of 178.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 416 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 340 |
| Other crime | 324 |
| Shoplifting | 125 |
| Theft from the person | 107 |
| Drug offences | 93 |
| Vehicle crime | 92 |
| Burglary | 86 |
| Robbery | 51 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dalston East compares
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Is Dalston East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dalston East at a rate of 178.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.2 per 1,000 people across Hackney.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 142 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dalston East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (416), violence and sexual offences (340) and other crime (324).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hackney
These figures are published for the whole of Hackney, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hackney and not Dalston East alone. See Hackney
Dalston East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dalston East was £707,500 in 2025.
Dalston East had 9,217 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Dalston East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dalston East, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.