Total Crime Rate

138.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Robbery 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Compton Crescent area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 251st 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 Compton Crescent (N17 7JY) in the last 12 months was 138.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Crescent (N17 7JY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Compton Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deyncourt Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deyncourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dorothy Smith Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daubeney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daubeney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Courtman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtman Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Dorothy Smith Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cambridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daubeney Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Rivulet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Compton Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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