Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Basin Approach area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 298th highest crime rate of 745 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 Basin Approach (E16 2FE) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Beckton average (169.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basin Approach (E16 2FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gallions Reach, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basin Approach (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Basin Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Basin Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Dock Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockside Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Atlantis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Atlantis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atlantis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudson Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudson Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Approach Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frobisher Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Basin Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Basin Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gallions Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gallions Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gallions Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gallions Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallions Reach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallions Reach —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Basin Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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