Total Crime Rate
158.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawrence Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 248th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
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 Lawrence Road (E13 0QD) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawrence Road (E13 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Terrace, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plaistow Park Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plaistow North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Northern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Antony'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Prince'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Antony'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishops Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bishops Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elmhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bishops Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bishops Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dacre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street South | Under investigation |
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