Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dickens Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boleyn , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickens Road (E6 3BX) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Boleyn average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Road (E6 3BX), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dickens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kylemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Arragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Compton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mafeking Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henniker Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macaulay Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loxford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thackeray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thackeray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road —
Apr 2026Drugs St Martin'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cabot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleves Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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