Total Crime Rate

329.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 329.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 181.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Times Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel , and the 117th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Times Square (E1 8GD) in the last 12 months was 329.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.2% higher than the Whitechapel average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Times Square (E1 8GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adler Street, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Times Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Assam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Assam Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Christian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stutfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stutfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Public order Manningtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batty Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fletcher Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Forbes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forbes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forbes Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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