Postcode · London
Crime in N5 2LT
How much crime is recorded in N5 2LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownswood
- Council
- Hackney
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,793 (2024)
N5 2LTLondon
How safe is N5 2LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N5 2LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
N5 2LTNational
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Burglary9.99.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Theft from the person6.52.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.24.6
Robbery1.71.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.