Total Crime Rate
179.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodberry Down Estate area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 213th highest crime rate of 599 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 2TL) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodberry Down Estate (N4 2TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Sisters Road, where police recorded 261 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lanes (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devan Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Manor House | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor House | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manor House | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor House | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Scrimgoeur Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Down | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodberry Down | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodberry Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodberry Down | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kayani Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kayani Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Swan Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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