Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Basin Approach area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basin Approach (E16 2QX) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basin Approach (E16 2QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gallions Reach, where police recorded 67 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.

Crime Over Time in Basin Approach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gallions Reach
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Basin Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Way
Sep 2025Public order Frobisher Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlantis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Atlantis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Atlantis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hudson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basin Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gallions Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basin Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gallions Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gallions Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gallions Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gallions Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallions Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallions Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Basin Approach Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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