Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 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 95.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Newark Knok area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Beckton , and the 316th 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 Newark Knok (E6 6WH) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Beckton average (169.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Knok (E6 6WH), the main crime hotspot is near Cow Leaze. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newark Knok area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ashen Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angelica Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angelica Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Angelica Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angelica Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angelica Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Hillcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hillcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harebell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonewall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonewall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonewall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonewall —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stonewall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Winsor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winsor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cow Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Peverel Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tansy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tansy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cow Leaze Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cow Leaze Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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