Total Crime Rate
115.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riversdale Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 580 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 Riversdale Road (N5 2LA) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riversdale Road (N5 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownswood Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collins Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lordship Park Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Quadrant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riversdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collins Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Collins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Collins Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Casbeard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collins Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Quadrant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Quadrant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Murrain Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birchmore Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birchmore Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lordship Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Stable Mews | Under investigation |
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