Total Crime Rate

256.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 256.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 130th 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 Waverley Place (N4 2BU) in the last 12 months was 256.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Place (N4 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Rock Street. Police recorded 484 crimes here, including 131 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
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Burglary Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Sisters Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Seven Sisters Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christina Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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