Total Crime Rate
466.9 per 1,000
All offences · 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 1PY) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 1PY), 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 | Other theft | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aviary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aviary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aviary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Murdock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Formunt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bothwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bothwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Forty Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forty Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morgan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Columbia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beckton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maud Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maud Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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