Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgwell Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 207th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgwell Road (E16 3LN) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgwell Road (E16 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Tree Way. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 202 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Macgregor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Macgregor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Macgregor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macgregor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcocks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macgregor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Woodcocks Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Woodcocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcocks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macgregor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macgregor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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