Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Brereton 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 Brereton Road (N17 8BY) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Brereton Road (N17 8BY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brereton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bennetts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chapel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Percival Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Percival Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percival Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gascoigne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bennetts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Worcester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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