Total Crime Rate

246.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 246.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Drugs 39.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodberry Down Estate area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 135th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1SW) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 1SW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Woodberry Down Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Urban Mews β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Urban Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Down β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scrimgoeur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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