Total Crime Rate
177.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitley Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 178th 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 Whitley Road (N17 6RJ) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Bruce Castle average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitley Road (N17 6RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lordsmead Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Champa Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bruce Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Strode Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lordsmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forest Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lordsmead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sperling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sperling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmhurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmhurst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elmhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elmhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmhurst Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wimborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eve Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wimborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bruce Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bruce Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wimborne Road | Under investigation |
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