Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilberforce Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wilberforce Road (N4 2SR) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilberforce Road (N4 2SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seven Sisters Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hurlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatterton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monsell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monsell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatterton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurlock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Joseph Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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