Total Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Higham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Tottenham Central , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 700 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 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Tottenham Central average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Higham Road (N17 6NF), the main crime hotspot is near Handsworth Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tottenham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrison Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Napier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gloucester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Napier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Willan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrison Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Handsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adams Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moira Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Griffin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mount Pleasant Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrison Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Morrison Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kitchener Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitchener Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Field Road | Under investigation |
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