Total Crime Rate

145.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 145.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cannon Street Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 331st 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 Cannon Street Road (E1 2LX) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Street Road (E1 2LX), 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 Cannon Street Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Local resolution
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 2026Theft from the person Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenton Street
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 2026Robbery Barnett 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 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 Bigland Street
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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