Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cobble 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.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyatt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riversdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddleton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddleton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyatt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hurlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurlock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wyatt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Casbeard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vale Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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