Total Crime Rate

152.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • 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

Forest Gardens area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 221st 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 Forest Gardens (N17 6XA) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Gardens (N17 6XA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Sperling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sperling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Loy'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Loy'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forest Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilson'S Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wilson'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Factory Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rosebay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bruce Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bruce Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosebay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rosebay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rosebay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebay Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebay Drive —

Data Sources

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