Crime Rate in Brownswood, ward

Brownswood has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 557th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 122nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brownswood in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brownswood’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 328 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 17 cases , up 142.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 491 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brownswood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.