Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 208.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 42.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodberry Down Estate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 165th 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 Woodberry Down Estate (N4 2SE) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Brownswood average (153.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Seven Sisters Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodberry Down Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New River Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Goodchild Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Sisters Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devan Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New River Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kayani Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodchild Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodchild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goodchild Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodberry Down Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A503 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A503 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A503 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Catwalk Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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