Total Crime Rate
95.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newark 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.
View Crime In Beckton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Angelica Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Angelica Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Angelica Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Angelica Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Angelica Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harebell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonewall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonewall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonewall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonewall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stonewall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Winsor Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winsor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashen | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peverel | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tansy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tansy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Leaze | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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