Crime Rates at Lawford Road, London, N1 5BJ

Lawford Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawford Road (N1 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Dalston average (288.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawford Road (N1 5BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Watercress Place. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.