Total Crime Rate
244.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Emma Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bethnal Green West , and the 183rd 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 Emma Street (E2 9AH) in the last 12 months was 244.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% higher than the Bethnal Green West average (167.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emma Street (E2 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mare Street, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garner Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felix Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Andrews Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Darwen Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cambridge Heath | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrews Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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