Postcode · London
Crime in E16 2GG
How much crime is recorded in E16 2GG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beckton
- Council
- Newham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
E16 2GGLondon
How safe is E16 2GG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E16 2GG area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E16 2GGNational
Burglary26.49.1
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Drugs9.02.4
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Other theft7.24.5
Robbery3.61.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.