Total Crime Rate
378.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seven Sisters Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 63rd highest 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 Seven Sisters Road (N4 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 378.2 per 1,000 residents and was 145.7% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seven Sisters Road (N4 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lanes. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Portland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Henry Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lanes | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Colthurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Princes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Christina Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | — |
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