Total Crime Rate
304.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lock Side Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 85th 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 Lock Side Way (E16 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 304.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lock Side Way (E16 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Basin Approach. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Royal Albert| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Basin Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Way | — |
| 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 | Burglary | Shackleton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Dock Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hudson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frobisher Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Basin Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Basin Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basin Approach | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hudson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Basin Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Atlantis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Atlantis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockside Way | — |
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