Total Crime Rate
151.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hickman Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 241st 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 Hickman Close (E16 3TA) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hickman Close (E16 3TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodcocks, where police recorded 36 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcocks | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Giralda Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawson Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Giralda Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowsweet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulmer Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alestan Beck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macgregor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newham Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ridgwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sullivan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcocks | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcocks | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sullivan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodcocks | Under investigation |
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