Total Crime Rate

219.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 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 219.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hawthorn Avenue 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 Hawthorn Avenue (E3 5PL) 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 Hawthorn Avenue (E3 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Libra Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jodrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewart Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Ruston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruston Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Candy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mccullum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollerton Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranwell Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Ewart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdsfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Libra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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