Total Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wapping High Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 3PG) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (153.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Brewhouse Lane. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Katharine's & Wapping| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewhouse Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farthing Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridewell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Raine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penang Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brewhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brewhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farthing Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clegg Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brewhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rum Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wapping Wall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monza Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monza Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Monza Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Garnet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wapping | β |
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