Postcode · London
Crime in N4 2XS
How much crime is recorded in N4 2XS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownswood
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
N4 2XSLondon
How safe is N4 2XS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N4 2XS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 2XSNational
Shoplifting20.88.4
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary16.99.1
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Theft from the person7.02.1
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Robbery3.81.4
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.