Total Crime Rate

156.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 156.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Risley Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 211th 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 Risley Avenue (N17 7ER) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risley Avenue (N17 7ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walden Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waltheof Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Risley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Warkworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walden Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lido Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Quincey Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Smithson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warkworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fryatt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henningham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Walden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Roundway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Roundway β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flexmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Flexmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Awlfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larkspur Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deyncourt Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deyncourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Morteyne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warkworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Larkspur Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spigurnell Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordship Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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