Crime Rates at Wapping High Street, London, E1 9PL

Wapping High Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wapping High Street (E1 9PL) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butterfield Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.