Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 52.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Woodberry 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodberry Down Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor House Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor House Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor House Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Manor House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Manor House Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Manor House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Manor House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Manor House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manor House Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manor House Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Manor House Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor House
Sep 2025Robbery Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scrimgoeur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Down
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodberry Down
Sep 2025Burglary Woodberry Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodberry Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kayani Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kayani Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Seven Sisters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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