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New gang in Oval Quarter?
I thought this was the territory of a gang known as 410.
This foursome carry zombi… Since November 2024, a gang of 4-5 have started mugging etc in Myatts Fields North area, Oval Quarter, most nights.
I thought this was the territory of a gang known as 410.
This foursome carry zombie knives and are relentless. Any info on this? It's getting scary...
Neither of those other replies mentioned the community patrol that started in January. A few residents on the Brunswick Park side got together with the Safer Neighbourhood team and do evening walks now, usually around 8pm to 11pm. You can find them on the Myatts Fields North WhatsApp group if you search for it, they post their route each night. The park itself has had two new lights installed near the bowling green since the council finally listened to complaints, but it's still patchy near the Loughborough Road end.
yeah 410's definitely been quieter since a few of theirs got sent down, but this doesn't sound like them anyway. these guys sound like they're coming up from the camberwell side honestly, maybe even some of the younger ones off the myatts field south estate. the old bill have been doing more patrols along camberwell new road but they're useless in the actual streets. if you can, walk with someone else or take the long way via burton road where there's more light and bus stops.
i haven't heard of a specific new crew but 410's been less active around myatts fields since a few of their older guys got locked up last year. the oval quarter boundary is weird, some of the newer estates aren't really claimed by anyone so it's possible these are just opportunists from further south. if you're walking through the park, stick to the main path past the tennis courts, the bit by the community garden gets dark and has no cctv.
What are some innovative ways to anonymously compare rental prices in a city?
SpareRoom's "rooms wanted" ads are underrated for this. people post what they're currently paying alongside what they want next, so you can scrape a rough sense of going rates by postcode without anyone knowing you looked. it skews young and flatshare heavy tho, so not much use if you're after 2-beds in zone 2.
Another one is just the depozit or tenancy deposit scheme data. not public-facing, but your council's housing officer can tell you median rents from deposit registrations if you email them under FOI. takes weeks, but its proper anon and nobody clocks u.
Rightmove and Zoopla only show asking rents, which are often 10 to 15 percent above what a place actually goes for, so they're a poor benchmark. The trick I've used is the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, which breaks things down to borough level and is genuinely anonymous since it's aggregate data, no listing or account needed. For something more granular, the London Renters Union runs a rent reporting tool where you submit what you're paying with your postcode and it maps it against others nearby, though the coverage is patchy outside the inner boroughs.
the openrent "rent check" thing is decent for zones 3-4 where the unions tool barely reaches. also worth checking the london.gov.uk planning portal for new build applications, they list "affordable" and market rent figures per unit in the viability assessments, which is basically the developer telling the council what they expect to charge. bit of a faff to dig through but its public, anonymous & nobody knows ur looking
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