Total Crime Rate
1258.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Road area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 5th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (N17 8AG) in the last 12 months was 1258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 574.0% higher 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 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 689.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 104.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (N17 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bruce Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percival Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percival Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percival Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gascoigne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gascoigne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Worcester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chapel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.