Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Colthurst Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colthurst Crescent (N4 2DT) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colthurst Crescent (N4 2DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownswood Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Rise (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colthurst Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brownswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Henry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murrain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Princes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Princes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Castleview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Springpark Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sim Street
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddleton Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddleton Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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