Total Crime Rate

462.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 462.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Athenaeum Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 35th highest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athenaeum Place (N10 3HL) in the last 12 months was 462.1 per 1,000 residents and was 426.8% higher than the Hornsey average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athenaeum Place (N10 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Muswell Hill Broadway, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Athenaeum Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillfield Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Summerland Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Avenue Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avenue Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avenue Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summerland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summerland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hillfield Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Summerland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dukes Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dukes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summerland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queens Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Muswell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muswell Hill Broadway —
Apr 2026Other theft Muswell Hill Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Muswell Hill Broadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Muswell Hill Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Muswell Hill Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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