Total Crime Rate
1190.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Drive area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 3rd 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 Queens Drive (N4 2AR) in the last 12 months was 1190.3 per 1,000 residents and was 650.6% higher than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 437.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Drive (N4 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Rock Street. Police recorded 484 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Comma Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | — |
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