Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Opal Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Opal Close (E16 3TT) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Opal Close (E16 3TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dockside Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royal Albert (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Custom House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Satanita Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dockside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Albert | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Albert | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Royal Albert | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Royal Albert | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Albert | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerald Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stansfeld Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Opal Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dockside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerald Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dockside Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Andover Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crayford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crayford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Allhallows Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saigasso Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Satanita Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bering Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bering Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leyes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leyes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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