Total Crime Rate

204.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 204.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cable Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 236th 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 Cable Street (E1 0AF) in the last 12 months was 204.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Shadwell average (127.0 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Street. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cable Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monza Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wapping Wall β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martineau Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martineau Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Martineau Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Martineau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elf Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brodlove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Glamis Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glamis Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Pierhead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Pierhead Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devonport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brodlove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steel'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Exmouth Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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