Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brownswood Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 599 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 Brownswood Road (N4 2HP) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ).

In the area around Brownswood Road (N4 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Brownswood Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brownswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Quadrant —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sim Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Highbury Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highbury Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Stable Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Stable Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Stable Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Stable Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castleview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brownswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brownswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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