Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 136.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cable Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 337th highest crime rate of 710 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 8GR) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (153.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 121.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1 8GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gower'S Walk (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cable Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinchin Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pennington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swedenborg Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swedenborg Gardens —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swedenborg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swedenborg Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Betts Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ensign Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ensign Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensign Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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