Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 66.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heron Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Drive (N4 2FS) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Drive (N4 2FS), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Rise. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Heron Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Stable Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henry Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Casbeard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Casbeard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Casbeard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Henry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castleview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ursula Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Portland Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownswood Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murrain Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Murrain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casbeard Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myddleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mountgrove Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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