Total Crime Rate
124.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finsbury Park Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 279th 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 Finsbury Park Road (N4 2JU) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finsbury Park Road (N4 2JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerfield Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwood Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somerfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rumsey Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rumsey Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rumsey Mews | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mountgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountgrove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Comma Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canning Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Stable Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Stable Mews | Under investigation |
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