Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Drive (N4 2LW) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gloucester Drive (N4 2LW), 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 | Theft from the person | Somerfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christina Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finsbury Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Joseph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Somerfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somerfield 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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