Total Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goodchild Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goodchild Road (N4 2BL) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goodchild Road (N4 2BL), 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 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kayani Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seven Sisters Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Scrimgoeur Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodberry Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kayani Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Down | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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