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

Wapping High Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 309th lowest 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 2NH) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wapping Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.