Total Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 90.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brownswood 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 2XS) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 2XS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Brownswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highbury Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Mountgrove Road Under investigation
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 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Casbeard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Casbeard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Casbeard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lordship Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murrain Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castleview Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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