Crime Rates at Durward Street, London, E1 5BD

Durward Street area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 710 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 Durward Street (E1 5BD) in the last 12 months was 2141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1294.6% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 212 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 330 (≈ 1061.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 240.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durward Street (E1 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.