Total Crime Rate
118.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 580 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 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode N4 2XR, the main crime hotspot is near Brownswood Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Stable Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riversdale 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 | 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 | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Burglary | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddleton Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyatt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyatt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wyatt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Murrain Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
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