Total Crime Rate
128.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Huddleston Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East , and the 354th highest crime rate of 710 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 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Bethnal Green East average (153.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Huddleston Close (E2 9NR), 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 | Silk Weaver Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felix Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vyner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cambridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poyser Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parmiter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Jude'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Jude'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Middleton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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