Total Crime Rate

339.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 339.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Risley Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 51st highest crime rate of 700 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 7HR) in the last 12 months was 339.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% higher than the Bruce Castle average (180.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risley Avenue (N17 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Bennington Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Risley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordship Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lido Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morteyne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Morteyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lordship Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walden Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warkworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordship Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shobden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Awlfield Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Moira Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balliol Road
Apr 2026Other theft Flexmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adams Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fryatt Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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