Total Crime Rate

592.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 592.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 224.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 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

Richard House Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 28th 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 Richard House Drive (E16 3RE) in the last 12 months was 592.7 per 1,000 residents and was 226.8% higher than the Beckton average (181.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 148.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 308.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard House Drive (E16 3RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dockside Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royal Albert (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Richard House Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crayford Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richard House Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard House Drive —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Emerald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Albert Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Albert Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dockside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dockside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrewes Gardens —
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Data Sources

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