Total Crime Rate
135.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawrence 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.
View Crime In Canning Town South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wren Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vincent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Murdock Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scoulding Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bernard Cassidy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bernard Cassidy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bernard Cassidy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Malmesbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Malmesbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Street | — |
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