Total Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finsbury Park Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finsbury Park Road (N4 2JY) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Brownswood average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ).
In the area around Finsbury Park Road (N4 2JY), 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 | Other crime | Brownswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plimsoll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Comma Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gillespie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seven Sisters Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Seven Sisters Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Sisters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christina Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackstock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hurlock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatterton Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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