Total Crime Rate
303.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodberry Down Estate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 97th 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 Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1QY) in the last 12 months was 303.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1QY), the main crime hotspot is near Seven Sisters Road. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 32 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 | Burglary | Netherton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hermitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hermitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hermitage Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tewkesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tewkesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tewkesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiverton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newnton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newnton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newnton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New River Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tewkesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New River Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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