Total Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodcocks area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 284th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcocks (E16 3LD) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Beckton average (181.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodcocks (E16 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoskin'S Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Giralda Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baxter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Young Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ridgwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hoskin'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Atkinson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Giralda Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atkinson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Young Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Colman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Colman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodcocks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sullivan Avenue | Under investigation |
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