Total Crime Rate
90.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownswood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brownswood Road (N4 2XL) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brownswood Road (N4 2XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownswood Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Quadrant (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Casbeard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Casbeard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Casbeard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mountgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrain Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lordship Park Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lordship Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Allerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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