Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cornwall Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 53rd 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 Cornwall Street (E1 2QP) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Shadwell average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Street (E1 2QP), 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 Cornwall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Street Local resolution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Cannon Street Road —
Apr 2026Public order Anthony Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dunch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hessel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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