Total Crime Rate
303.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodberry Grove 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 Grove (N4 1SY) 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 Grove (N4 1SY), 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.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodberry Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Other crime | Hermitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Scrimgoeur Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kayani Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kayani Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodberry Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Down | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Katherine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Down | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hermitage Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hermitage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Katherine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Devan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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