Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackboy Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hermitage & Gardens , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackboy Lane (N15 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Hermitage & Gardens average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackboy Lane (N15 3AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rowley Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackboy Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terront Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spur Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Olive Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olive Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olive Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Boy Lane
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etherley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etherley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Boy Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbotsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rowleys Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terront Road
Apr 2026Other theft Station Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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