Total Crime Rate

584.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 584.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 184.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Robbery 72.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowley Gardens 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 Rowley Gardens (N4 1HH) 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 Rowley Gardens (N4 1HH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rowley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodberry Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sybil Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sybil Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sybil Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Seven Sisters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Woodberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodberry Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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