Total Crime Rate
235.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Green Lanes area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 144th 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 Green Lanes (N4 2UX) in the last 12 months was 235.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Lanes (N4 2UX), the main crime hotspot is near Brownswood Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castleview Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lordship Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lordship Park Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brownswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Myddleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murrain Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Murrain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrain Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casbeard Street | β |
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