Total Crime Rate
530.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Magellan Boulevard area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 35th 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 Magellan Boulevard (E16 2FU) in the last 12 months was 530.3 per 1,000 residents and was 192.4% higher than the Beckton average (181.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magellan Boulevard (E16 2FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Atlantis Avenue, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shackleton Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hudson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Frobisher Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockside Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
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