Total Crime Rate
88.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawson Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood , and the 268th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
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 Lawson Close (IG1 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Clementswood average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawson Close (IG1 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eton Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mortlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bankside Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hornbeam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackthorn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lancaster Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chertsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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