Crime Rates at Lawrence Street, London, E16 1HG

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 1HG) 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 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarkson Road, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckton Road (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.