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

Wapping High Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 285th highest crime rate of 710 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 (E1W 1LY) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 1LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundee Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chambers Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.