Total Crime Rate
187.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vulcan Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 174th 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 Vulcan Close (E6 5NY) in the last 12 months was 187.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Beckton average (181.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vulcan Close (E6 5NY), the main crime hotspot is near Cow Leaze. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beckton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonewall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradymead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradymead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Ham Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woolwich Manor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessie Lansbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessie Lansbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Learoyd Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Learoyd Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Winsor Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonewall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pearl Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tynemouth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Artisan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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