Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lanes area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Green Lanes (N4 2NY) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lanes (N4 2NY), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Rise. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lanes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murrain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddleton Avenue
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colthurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddleton Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Springpark Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Castleview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sim Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kayani Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casbeard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lordship Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lordship Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Murrain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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