Total Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coster Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coster Avenue (N4 2JP) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coster Avenue (N4 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Road, where police recorded 243 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lanes (91 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woodberry Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Springpark Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Portland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodberry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
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