Total Crime Rate
127.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winchester Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 320th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Close (E6 5QL) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Beckton average (169.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winchester Close (E6 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chichester Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saltley Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beckton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Winchester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Winchester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Exeter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunnock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumberland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Latham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
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