Total Crime Rate
171.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winchester Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 200th 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 Winchester Close (E6 5QL) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Beckton average (181.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% 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 33 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumberland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | York Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumberland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumberland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Saltley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goose Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrewes Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chelmsford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
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