Total Crime Rate

206.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 206.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Drugs 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 235th 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 0BL) in the last 12 months was 206.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 78 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 (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Walburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tait Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tait Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Barnett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rampart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rampart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rampart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rampart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hessel Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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