Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in West Green , and the 265th 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 6NU) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher than the West Green average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 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 Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Road (N17 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alton Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freedom Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keston Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Kirkstall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lismore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downhills Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downhills Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alton Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Apple Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Apple Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Apple Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Apple Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Apple Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Apple Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Apple Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Apple Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lismore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Freedom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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