Crime Rates at Wapping Lane, London, E1W 2RJ

Wapping Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 710 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 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping Lane (E1W 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.