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Is Brownswood safe?

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Indicative score

Normal caution

Based on public recorded crime near Brownswood, Hackney within 500m.

Incidents

134

Trend

improving

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

violent crime28
Theft from the person16
Anti-social behaviour26
Other theft12
Shoplifting12
Burglary7

Area Profile

Busy and distinctive, especially around the market and nightlife routes, so late-night awareness matters.

Tourist friendlinessGood
Family suitabilityMixed
NightlifeActive
Late-night cautionHigher

Local Policing

This point falls in the Brownswood neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • Violence Related Priority Working towards a reduction in assaults on Blackstock Road. Mainly focusing in the in areas where people tend to gather, mostly in and around cafes frequented by members of the community on Blackstock Road. We will also distribute crime prevention literature and advice around keeping safe and reporting incidents.
  • ASB/Drugs Targeting ASB on Blackstock Road mostly drug or alcohol related through a partnership approach between police and council, particularly after sunset.
  • Vagrancy - Kings Crescent Est., Wilberforce Road and Queens Drive Targeting homelessness and frequent use of communal stairwells for shelter, drug use and causing ASB. Target drug users sheltering in back alleys/corridors of houses to inject, particularly Wilberforce Road and Queens Drive.
Local policing team page

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Finsbury Park

643m away · Great Northern, Thameslink

Finsbury Park

680m away · Piccadilly, Victoria

Manor House

752m away · Piccadilly

Arsenal

937m away · Piccadilly

Nearby Safer Alternatives

Indicative suggestions for comparing nearby visitor bases.

Bloomsbury

77/100

5.1km away with a calmer visitor profile and strong transport links.

Marylebone

79/100

6.4km away with a calmer visitor profile and strong transport links.

South Kensington

82/100

9.4km away with a calmer visitor profile and strong transport links.

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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