Total Crime Rate
291.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duckett Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 148th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duckett Street (E1 4LT) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ).
In the area around Duckett Street (E1 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 208 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Dunstan's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehorse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Jonson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ben Jonson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ben Jonson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ben Jonson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bohn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Essian Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Tower Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | White Tower Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ben Jonson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bancroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bancroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bancroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bancroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bancroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eastbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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