Crime Rates at Wapping High Street, London, E1W 1BH

Wapping High Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 320th 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 Wapping High Street (E1W 1BH) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (153.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Virginia Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nesham Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.