Brownswood — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
82 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (102): ▼ 20 (20%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Anti-social behaviour22 · 27%
- Theft from the person15 · 18%
- Violence and sexual offences13 · 16%
- Burglary7 · 9%
- Bicycle theft6 · 7%
- Drugs5 · 6%
- Other theft4 · 5%
- Robbery3 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
70 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified44 · 63%
- Unable to prosecute suspect19 · 27%
- Awaiting court outcome4 · 6%
- Local resolution2 · 3%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Violence Related Priority 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.
Joint working with other met areas and operations to tackle this issue
Set: 2026-02-17
ASB/Drugs Targeting ASB on Blackstock Road mostly drug or alcohol related through a partnership approach between police and council, particularly after sunset.
Joint working with other met areas and operations to tackle this issue to include patrols engagement.
Set: 2026-02-17
Vagrancy - Kings Crescent Est., Wilberforce Road and Queens Drive 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.
Tasked patrols in the areas , using street link options for referral
Set: 2026-02-17
Public events & surgeries
ASB Surgery
2026-07-17 · N4 2BN, London
ASB Surgery
2026-07-23 · N4 2JJ, Somerfield Road London
ASB Surgery
2026-08-05 · N4 2LW, Gloucester Drive London
ASB Surgery
2026-08-21 · N4 2BN, London
ASB Surgery
2026-08-27 · N4 2JJ, Somerfield Road London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.