Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Drugs 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beacons Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 313th 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 Beacons Close (E6 5TT) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Beckton average (181.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacons Close (E6 5TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dewberry Gardens, where police recorded 49 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beacons Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrewes Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Osprey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beryl Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beryl Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beacons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saltley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eisenhower Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dakota Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dewberry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dewberry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dewberry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Yarrow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crayford Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Ashwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovage Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bracken Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viking Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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