Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 46.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilberforce Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilberforce Road (N4 2SP) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilberforce Road (N4 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wilberforce Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christina Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Somerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Somerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Somerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Blackstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gloucester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gloucester Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Plimsoll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rumsey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatterton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Joseph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Comma Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Joseph Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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