Total Crime Rate
94.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princess Crescent area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Crescent (N4 2HH) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Crescent (N4 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seven Sisters Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Comma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerfield Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christina Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Portland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Rumsey Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Finsbury Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Finsbury Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Finsbury Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vivian Comma Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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