Total Crime Rate
584.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Green Lanes area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 25th highest crime rate of 599 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 584.0 per 1,000 residents and was 268.3% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 206.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Lanes (N4 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lanes. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodberry Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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