Total Crime Rate

1060.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

465.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1060.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 465.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.0 10/10
  • Drugs 174.1 10/10
  • Public order 113.4 10/10
  • Other theft 97.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 97.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.1 10/10
  • Robbery 68.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
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

Queens Drive area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood , and the 5th highest crime rate of 580 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 Queens Drive (N4 2AR) in the last 12 months was 1060.7 per 1,000 residents and was 589.1% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 465.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Drive (N4 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Rock Street. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Waverley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rock Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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