Crime Rate in St Katharine's & Wapping, ward

St Katharine's & Wapping has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 493rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 114th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Katharine's & Wapping in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Katharine's & Wapping’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 477 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -32.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 486 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Katharine's & Wapping ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.