Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Katherine Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Katherine Close (N4 1FN) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Katherine Close (N4 1FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Road, where police recorded 261 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lanes (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Katherine Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Katherine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Urban Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Rowley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Katherine Close β€”

Data Sources

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