Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawrence 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Road
Apr 2026Other theft High Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Northern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street South
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Antony'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Prince'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Antony'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Bishops Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elmhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishops Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street South Under investigation

Data Sources

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