Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Huddleston Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 333rd 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 Huddleston Close (E2 9NR) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Bethnal Green East average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddleston Close (E2 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 188 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huddleston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Edinburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Approach Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vicar'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vicar'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lark Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paradise Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Approach Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Robinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vicar'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parmiter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edinburgh Close Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moravian Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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