Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Academia Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Academia Way (N17 8HE) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Bruce Castle average (180.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Academia Way (N17 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near White Hart Lane. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Academia Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Academia Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Creighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufoy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleford Close
Apr 2026Burglary Creighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Hart Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pretoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headcorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street

Data Sources

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