Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cable Street (E1 0EY) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1 0EY), 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 (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breezer'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barnett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hessel 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rampart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
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 Cornwall Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bigland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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