Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riversdale Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 247th 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 Riversdale Road (N5 2LA) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riversdale Road (N5 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Collins Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Statham Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchmore Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Quadrant | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchmore Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchmore Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchmore Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Stable Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Old Stable Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Stable Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Stable Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Stable Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Stable Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Riversdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Quadrant | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Statham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
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