Total Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 208.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cable Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 234th 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 Cable Street (E1 0AW) in the last 12 months was 208.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Shadwell average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1 0AW), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Street. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cable Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solander Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oyster Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oyster Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oyster Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martineau Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martineau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardinge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steel'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ronald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnardo Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnardo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnado Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnado Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monza Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwood Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Cornwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Monza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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