Crime Rates at Cable Street, London, E16 2SX

Cable Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cable Street (E16 2SX) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Royal Albert average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E16 2SX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.