Total Crime Rate
462.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Avenue 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 Princes Avenue (N10 3LS) 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 Princes Avenue (N10 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Muswell Hill Broadway. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Muswell Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fortismere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muswell Hill Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Summerland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Summerland Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Summerland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Summerland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muswell Hill Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muswell Hill Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muswell Hill Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muswell Hill Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Queens Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillfield Park Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillfield Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avenue Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avenue Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avenue Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queens Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muswell Hill Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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