Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laurel Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Street (E8 3AY) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Street (E8 3AY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalston Junction Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dalston Junction Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dalston Junction Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Street

Data Sources

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