Total Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colthurst 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.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Henry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Murrain Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Princes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Princes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Myddleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Castleview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Springpark Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Henry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sim Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sim Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Portland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddleton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddleton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
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