Total Crime Rate
491.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hadleigh Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 56th 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 Hadleigh Street (E2 0LD) in the last 12 months was 491.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadleigh Street (E2 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Digby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Braintree Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theven Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Globe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cephas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cephas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Massingham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malcolm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Avenue | — |
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