Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darwen Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darwen Place (E2 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwen Place (E2 9SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mare Street. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Darwen Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Broadway Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Treadway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dinmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Treadway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Treadway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Darwen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jackman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garner Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mare Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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