Operated by: Metropolitan Police Service
https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/Hackney/BrownswoodCurrent Priorities
Issue
Working towards a reduction in assaults on Blackstock Road.
Mainly focusing in the in areas where people tend to gather, mostly in and around cafes frequented by members of the community on Blackstock Road.
We will also distribute crime prevention literature and advice around keeping safe and reporting incidents.
Action
Joint working with other met areas and operations to tackle this issue
Issue
Targeting ASB on Blackstock Road mostly drug or alcohol related through a partnership approach between police and council, particularly after sunset.
Action
Joint working with other met areas and operations to tackle this issue to include patrols engagement
Issue
Targeting homelessness and frequent use of communal stairwells for shelter, drug use and causing ASB. Target drug users sheltering in back alleys/corridors of houses to inject, particularly Wilberforce Road and Queens Drive
Action
Tasked patrols in the areas , using street link options for referral
Upcoming Events
ASB Surgery
An indoor one-to-one consultation session.
Where: Sainsbury’s 29-31 Blackstock Road Finsbury Park. N4 2JF.
When: 17 September 2025 at 14:00 - 17 September 2025 at 15:00
ASB Surgery
An indoor one-to-one consultation session.
Where: Vince Murrain Community Centre. Kings Crescent Estate. N4 2BN.
When: 24 September 2025 at 16:00 - 24 September 2025 at 17:00
ASB Surgery
An indoor one-to-one consultation session.
Where: Vince Murrain Community Centre. Kings Crescent Estate. N4 2BN.
When: 1 October 2025 at 17:00 - 1 October 2025 at 18:00
ASB Surgery
An indoor one-to-one consultation session.
Where: Somerfield Road j/w Wilberforce Road. N4 2JJ.
When: 7 October 2025 at 14:00 - 7 October 2025 at 15:00
ASB Surgery
An indoor one-to-one consultation session.
Where: St Johns, The Evangelist Church Queens Drive. N4 2LW.
When: 15 October 2025 at 16:00 - 15 October 2025 at 17:00
ASB Surgery
An indoor one-to-one consultation session.
Where: Sainsbury’s 29-31 Blackstock Road Finsbury Park. N4 2JF.
When: 22 October 2025 at 16:00 - 22 October 2025 at 17:00
Walk, Talk and Do
Female officers ‘buddying up’ with women from their communities to go out on patrol in open spaces, to discuss their experiences, concerns and reflections.
Where: Vince Murrain Community Centre. Kings Crescent Estate. N4 2BN.
When: 29 October 2025 at 16:00 - 29 October 2025 at 17:00