Total Crime Rate
191.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hornbeam Square area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 254th highest crime rate of 710 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 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornbeam Square (E3 5GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Ford Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mccullum Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gunmakers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gunmakers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beale Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mc Cullum Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mccullum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mccullum Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranwell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tait Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tait Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tait Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Libra Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sycamore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gunmakers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jodrell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
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