Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 56.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 High Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 693 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 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wapping High Street (E1W 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Brewhouse Lane. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wapping High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milk Yard —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilliard'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Monza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wapping Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monza Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wine Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wapping Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brewhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milk Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Agatha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milk Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Raine Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prusom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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