Total Crime Rate

303.3 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 303.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 55.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Drugs 28.8 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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 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 1SU) 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 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Road, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodberry Grove (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodberry Down Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Hermitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Katherine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Katherine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Katherine Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finsbury Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goodchild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kayani Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodberry Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodberry Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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