Total Crime Rate
141.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nursery Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 230th highest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Street (N17 8AP) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Street (N17 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Gascoigne Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bruce Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | White Hart Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Headcorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gascoigne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gascoigne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nursery Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Hart Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Hart Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Hart Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brereton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harpers Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tebworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | James Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harpers Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beaufoy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brereton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gascoigne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gascoigne Close | Under investigation |
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