Total Crime Rate
374.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lock Side Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 61st 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 Lock Side Way (E16 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 374.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% higher than the Beckton average (181.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lock Side Way (E16 2JQ), 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 | Theft from the person | Basin Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Way | 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 | Public order | Frobisher Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockside Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Atlantis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hudson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Basin Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basin Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Basin Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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