Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cannon Street Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Cannon Street Road (E1 2LX) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Whitechapel average (166.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Street Road (E1 2LX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cannon Street Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Philpot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philpot Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Batty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Buross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hungerford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settles Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Settles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Tait Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fairclough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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