Crime Rates at Time Square, London, E8 2LT

Time Square area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dalston , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Time Square (E8 2LT) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Dalston average (300.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Time Square (E8 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 440 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (146 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.