Total Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cable Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 285th 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 Cable Street (E1 8HS) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1 8HS), 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 Cable Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellclose Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Burslem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Umberston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amazon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hessel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stutfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stutfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hessel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tait Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hessel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Umberston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ropewalk Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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