Total Crime Rate
253.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodberry 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 1SU) 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 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Road, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodberry Grove (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woodberry Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devan Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodberry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devan Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Coster Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Katherine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Katherine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hermitage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hermitage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wiltshire Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rowley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Devan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Goodchild Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodchild Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
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