Total Crime Rate

580.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

226.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 580.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 226.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 138.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.0 10/10
  • Robbery 60.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lanes area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 27th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lanes (N4 1BX) in the last 12 months was 580.0 per 1,000 residents and was 276.8% higher than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 226.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lanes (N4 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lanes. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lanes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urban Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Urban Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Urban Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Urban Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urban Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Urban Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Katherine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Katherine Close
Apr 2026Drugs Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Urban Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hermitage Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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