Total Crime Rate
303.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drysdale Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 131st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Drysdale Street (N1 6LS) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drysdale Street (N1 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Drysdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fanshaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyssen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyssen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Printing House Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Printing House Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | French Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilks Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilks Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Homefield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regan Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aske Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aske Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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