Total Crime Rate
1258.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paxton Road area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 5th highest crime rate of 719 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 Paxton Road (N17 0BP) in the last 12 months was 1258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 574.0% higher than the Bruce Castle average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 689.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 104.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paxton Road (N17 0BP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bruce Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Moselle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moselle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moselle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moselle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harpers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Altair Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moselle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Moselle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Altair Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Altair Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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