Postcode · London
Crime in N4 2AN
How much crime is recorded in N4 2AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownswood
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,978 (2024)
N4 2ANLondon
How safe is N4 2AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N4 2AN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
N4 2ANNational
Anti-social behaviour27.910.7
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Theft from the person12.72.1
Drugs10.72.4
Burglary10.69.1
Public order8.94.6
Other theft8.54.5
Robbery7.31.4
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.