Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodberry Down Estate area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1SP) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1SP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Urban Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Urban Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rowley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Urban Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Urban Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodberry Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Scrimgoeur Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finsbury Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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