Crime Rates at Cable Street, London, E1 8HX

Cable Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 710 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 Cable Street (E1 8HX) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1 8HX), 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.