Total Crime Rate
231.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodberry Down Estate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 149th highest crime rate of 599 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 Woodberry Down Estate (N4 2NW) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Road, where police recorded 261 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lanes (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodchild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Scrimgoeur Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rowley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springpark Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springpark Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springpark Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodberry Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Portland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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