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

Wapping High Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 1NG) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 1NG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.