Crime Rates at New River Way, London, N4 2ND

New River Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 65th highest crime rate of 580 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 New River Way (N4 2ND) in the last 12 months was 376.2 per 1,000 residents and was 144.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 151.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New River Way (N4 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Netherton Road, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bethune Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.