Total Crime Rate
191.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Avenue 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 Hawthorn Avenue (E3 5PY) 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 Hawthorn Avenue (E3 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Libra Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jodrell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewart Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gunmakers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gunmakers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Marks Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Marks Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Marks Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sycamore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Ford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Ford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Centurion Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Armagh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Armagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tait Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Libra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Libra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Libra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Libra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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