Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 94.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 11.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princess 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerfield Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Public order Chapman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christina Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brownswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rumsey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackstock Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vivian Comma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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