Total Crime Rate
217.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chester Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Tottenham Central , and the 130th 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 Chester Road (N17 6BZ) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% higher than the Tottenham Central average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Road (N17 6BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Handsworth Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willan Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kitchener Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitchener Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitchener Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitchener Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitchener Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gloucester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Clyde Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Handsworth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adams Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adams Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adams Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Adams Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adams Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Freedom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Loxwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Pleasant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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