Crime Rates at Hornbeam Square, London, E3 5GN

Hornbeam Square area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 224th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornbeam Square (E3 5GN) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Square (E3 5GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ewart Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ollerton Green (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.