Crime Rates at Cable Street, London, E1W 3DR

Cable Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 693 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 40.4% lower than the Shadwell average (135.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% 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 Barnado Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.