Total Crime Rate
159.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorset Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Seven Sisters , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Road (N15 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 159.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Seven Sisters average (222.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorset Road (N15 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Handsworth Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lismore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bysouth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kirkstall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clonmell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bourn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lismore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seaford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caradon Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Turner Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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