Beckton
Middle areaSouth east Newham. 10,583 people in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Beckton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Beckton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beckton at a rate of 187.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 508 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 315 |
| Other crime | 286 |
| Shoplifting | 258 |
| Vehicle crime | 244 |
| Robbery | 88 |
| Drug offences | 82 |
| Theft from the person | 81 |
| Burglary | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Beckton compares
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Is Beckton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beckton at a rate of 187.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 135.0 per 1,000 people across Newham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 165 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Beckton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (508), anti-social behaviour (315) and other crime (286).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newham
These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Beckton alone. See Newham
Beckton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Beckton was £366,500 in 2025.
Beckton had 9,426 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Beckton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Beckton, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.