Total Crime Rate
204.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cable 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 0AP) 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 areaβs 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 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 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Juniper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Musbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jubilee Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Martineau Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martineau Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Martineau Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromehead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summercourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glamis Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glamis Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shadwell Pierhead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shadwell Pierhead | Under investigation |
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