Crime Rates at Wapping High Street, London, E1W 2NB

Wapping High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 220th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 2NB) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 2NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Lane (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.