Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawrence Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 295th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

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 Lawrence Street (E16 1ER) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Canning Town North average (183.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Street (E16 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tant Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murdock Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scoulding Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forty Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Forty Acre Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Cassidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernard Cassidy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Cassidy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckton Road
Apr 2026Robbery Malmesbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malmesbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mona Street

Data Sources

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