Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.8 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 20.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 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
  • Robbery 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

Benson Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Boleyn , and the 19th 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 Benson Avenue (E6 3ED) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Avenue (E6 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Imperial Mews (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Other crime Benson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Imperial Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Imperial Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sutton Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Apr 2026Burglary Central Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Central Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Central Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thunderer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thunderer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Apr 2026Robbery Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Olive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Olive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road

Data Sources

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