Crime Rates at Prusom Street, London, E1W 3NN

Prusom Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 259th 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 Prusom Street (E1W 3NN) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prusom Street (E1W 3NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wapping Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.