Total Crime Rate
466.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beckton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beckton Road (E16 1PU) in the last 12 months was 466.9 per 1,000 residents and was 149.9% higher than the Canning Town North average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (β 183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beckton Road (E16 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mona Street, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckton Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petra Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mona Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forty Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mona Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ohio Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ohio Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mona Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bothwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Comyns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Columbia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aviary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aviary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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