Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobble Mews area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobble Mews (N5 2LN) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobble Mews (N5 2LN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cobble Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riversdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddleton Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddleton Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hurlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatterton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurlock Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyatt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountgrove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casbeard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vale Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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