Total Crime Rate
212.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodberry Down Estate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 165th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1QQ), 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.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Green Lanes | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | 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 | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rowley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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