Total Crime Rate

494.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 494.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Burglary 61.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 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 Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 59th highest crime rate of 693 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 Lane (E1W 2RR) in the last 12 months was 494.9 per 1,000 residents and was 204.2% 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 Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping Lane (E1W 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wapping Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wapping Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wapping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prusom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Agatha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wapping Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilliard'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Stairs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sovereign Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milk Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Milk Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milk Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinegar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vinegar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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