Total Crime Rate
104.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (N4 2XR) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode N4 2XR, 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrain Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Casbeard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Casbeard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Casbeard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murrain Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Myddleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castleview Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sim Street | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princess Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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