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

Wapping High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 159th highest crime rate of 710 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 2NP) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Lane (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.