Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Tottenham Central , and the 250th 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 Higham Road (N17 6NF) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher than the Tottenham Central average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Road (N17 6NF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Higham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kitchener Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Loxwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strode Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willan Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Strode Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kitchener Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kitchener Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kitchener Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wimborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kitchener Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road β€”

Data Sources

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