Total Crime Rate

191.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hornbeam 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hornbeam Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gunmakers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gunmakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beale Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mc Cullum Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Mccullum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mccullum Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ranwell Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tait Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Libra Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gunmakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jodrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Armagh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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