Crime Rates at Cowan Close, London, E6 5SB

Cowan Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 745 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 Cowan Close (E6 5SB) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Beckton average (169.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowan Close (E6 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarrow Crescent, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowan Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.