Total Crime Rate
151.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Headcorn Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 226th 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 Headcorn Road (N17 8BS) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Bruce Castle average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 487.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Headcorn Road (N17 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Place, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Percival Court (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bruce Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chapel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percival Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Castle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bruce Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruce Castle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bruce Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percival Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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