Total Crime Rate
132.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nursery Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 266th highest crime rate of 719 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 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Street (N17 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Gascoigne Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 28 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Castle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harpers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cemetery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bruce Castle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beaufoy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bruce Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penshurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bruce Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brereton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruce Castle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brereton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gretton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gretton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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