Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 151.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hickman 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Hickman Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodcocks β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Giralda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridgwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawson Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giralda Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Mark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Mark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alestan Beck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Macgregor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newham Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Ridgwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sullivan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodcocks β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodcocks β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sullivan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodcocks Under investigation

Data Sources

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