Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lovage Approach area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lovage Approach (E6 5UL) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovage Approach (E6 5UL), the main crime hotspot is near Ireland Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lovage Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Moncrieff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Evelyn Denington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eisenhower Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eisenhower Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Beryl Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Denington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redstart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ireland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ireland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ireland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ireland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ireland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ireland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eisenhower Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ireland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Latham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodget Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Northumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltley Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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