Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (N17 6TF) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Bruce Castle average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (N17 6TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lordsmead Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marden Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Radley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strode Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fairbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbourne Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Marden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dongola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dongola Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Strode Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
Sep 2025Other crime Lordsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lordsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lordsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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