EC3R
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wapping, in City of London.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EC3R postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC3R, 70.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC3R compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC3R safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC3R at a rate of 1,081.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC3R.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (536), violence and sexual offences (227) and shoplifting (138).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC3R was 1,088.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
MPs for EC3R
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster96% of EC3R’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury3.8% of EC3R’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in EC3R4
Council1
Postcode districts next to EC3R3
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC3R in brief
EC3R is a postcode district covering Wapping, in City of London.
About 1,159 people lived in EC3R in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,081.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
EC3R had 510 usual residents at the census.
In EC3R, 70.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
94.1% of residents in EC3R were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
2.0% of residents in EC3R were aged 65 or over at the census.