Total Crime Rate

212.8 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 212.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Woodberry Grove 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 Grove (N4 1SH) 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 Grove (N4 1SH), 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 Woodberry Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kayani Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Green Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Green Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Road —
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 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lanes 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens —

Data Sources

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