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 1SS) 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 1SS), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eade Road | 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 | Vehicle crime | Finsbury Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Katherine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Urban Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Urban Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Urban Mews | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Katherine Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Katherine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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