Crime Rate in St Katharine's & Wapping, ward

St Katharine's & Wapping has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 611th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 136th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Katharine's & Wapping in the last 12 months was 153.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Katharine's & Wapping’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 463 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 192.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 476 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Katharine's & Wapping ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.