Crime Rates at Cable Street, London, E1W 3DR

Cable Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cable Street (E1W 3DR) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Shadwell average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cable Street (E1W 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clearbrook Way, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brodlove Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.