Total Crime Rate
322.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darling Row area has the 18th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darling Row (E1 5RR) in the last 12 months was 322.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 43.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 137.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darling Row (E1 5RR), the main crime hotspot is near Raven Row. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adelina Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collingwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tapp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Mount Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cudworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cudworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Mount Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malcolm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malcolm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malcolm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Merceron Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maples Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brady Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brady Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brady Street | Under investigation |
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