Crime Rate in Woodberry Down, ward

Woodberry Down has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 1965th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 344th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woodberry Down in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woodberry Down’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 5 cases , down -44.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 408 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woodberry Down ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Seven Sisters Road, with 261 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Green Lanes (104 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.