Total Crime Rate
201.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finsbury Park Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 186th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finsbury Park Road (N4 2JX) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 333.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finsbury Park Road (N4 2JX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brownswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finsbury Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Finsbury Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Finsbury Park Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wilberforce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilberforce Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wilberforce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Comma Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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