Total Crime Rate

303.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 303.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.5 10/10
  • Drugs 58.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drysdale Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 139th highest crime rate of 693 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 Drysdale Place (N1 6LZ) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drysdale Place (N1 6LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drysdale Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerrold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person French Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drysdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Printing House Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Anning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anning Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cotton'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mills Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Basing Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rufus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rufus Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs French Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivington Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B101 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs French Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drysdale Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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