Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Burglary 37.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wapping High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 265th highest crime rate of 693 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 2PL) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Watts Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wapping High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farncombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dundee Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinegar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundee Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Dundee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reardon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Bank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterman Way —
Apr 2026Public order Vinegar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marigold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bermondsey Wall East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marigold Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marigold Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knighten Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Bermondsey Wall East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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