Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wapping Lane (E1W 2RG) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping Lane (E1W 2RG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wapping Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Agatha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunch Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunch Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dunch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dunch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shadwell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bigland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Walburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tait Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tait Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cannon Street Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Twine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solander Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solander Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shadwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prusom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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