St George in the East & Wapping North
Middle areaSouth west Tower Hamlets. 9,687 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in St George in the East & Wapping North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in St George in the East & Wapping North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St George in the East & Wapping North at a rate of 133.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 277 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 245 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 241 |
| Shoplifting | 198 |
| Burglary | 92 |
| Theft from the person | 84 |
| Drug offences | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Robbery | 24 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How St George in the East & Wapping North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is St George in the East & Wapping North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St George in the East & Wapping North at a rate of 133.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 131 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St George in the East & Wapping North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (277), violence and sexual offences (245) and anti-social behaviour (241).
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.
Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets
These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not St George in the East & Wapping North alone. See Tower Hamlets
St George in the East & Wapping North in brief
The median price paid for a home in St George in the East & Wapping North was £824,640 in 2025.
St George in the East & Wapping North had 8,965 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in St George in the East & Wapping North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In St George in the East & Wapping North, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.