Total Crime Rate
205.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lamb Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston , and the 181st highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lamb Lane (E8 3PL) in the last 12 months was 205.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% higher than the Haggerston average (131.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lamb Lane (E8 3PL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haggerston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | London Fields East Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sojourner-Truth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pemberton Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pemberton Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pemberton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gransden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sojourner-Truth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sojourner-Truth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sojourner-Truth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sojourner-Truth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sojourner-Truth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sojourner-Truth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sojourner-Truth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sojourner-Truth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sojourner-Truth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Westgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sidworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayford Street | β |
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