Total Crime Rate

253.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 46.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodberry Down Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 129th highest crime rate of 580 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 1SR) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% higher than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Road, where police recorded 243 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lanes (91 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodberry Down Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manor House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wiltshire Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens
Apr 2026Robbery Green Lanes Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lanes
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodberry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodberry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Katherine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Katherine Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Road

Data Sources

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