Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 186.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Wilberforce Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 199th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilberforce Road (N4 2SW) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 30 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilberforce Road (N4 2SW), the main crime hotspot is near Station Place. Police recorded 655 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilberforce Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Station Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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