Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Becket Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in East Ham South , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Becket Avenue (E6 6AE) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the East Ham South average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Becket Avenue (E6 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Gardens. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Becket Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul Robeson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Telham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Becket Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brede Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hameway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathews Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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