Total Crime Rate
246.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowley Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 135th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rowley Gardens (N4 1HL) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowley Gardens (N4 1HL), 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.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodberry Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harringay Green Lanes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sybil Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sybil Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sybil Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harringay Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Harringay Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harringay Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harringay Green Lanes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harringay Green Lanes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harringay Green Lanes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hermitage Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor House | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
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