Total Crime Rate

240.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 139th highest crime rate of 580 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 Waverley Place (N4 2BU) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% higher than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Place (N4 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Rock Street. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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