Total Crime Rate
550.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
159.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Magellan Boulevard area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 33rd 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 Magellan Boulevard (E16 2FU) in the last 12 months was 550.5 per 1,000 residents and was 224.5% higher than the Beckton average (169.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 159.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magellan Boulevard (E16 2FU), the main crime hotspot is near Atlantis Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beckton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hudson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shackleton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magellan Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magellan Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magellan Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magellan Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magellan Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Magellan Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magellan Boulevard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hudson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Atlantis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Atlantis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockside Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frobisher Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Dock Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armada Way | Under investigation |
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