Total Crime Rate
210.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cable Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 226th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cable Street (E1 8GT) in the last 12 months was 210.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cable Street (E1 8GT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinchin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Virginia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dock Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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