Total Crime Rate

231.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodberry 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Woodberry Down Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodchild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scrimgoeur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Rowley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springpark Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springpark Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springpark Drive β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodberry Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Rise β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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