Crime Rates at Wapping High Street, London, E1W 3PH

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 3PH) 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 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brewhouse Lane, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watts Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.