Total Crime Rate
272.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Love Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 80th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Love Lane (N17 8HG) in the last 12 months was 272.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher than the Bruce Castle average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Love Lane (N17 8HG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 303 crimes here, including 182 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 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | White Hart Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Hart Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Love Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Love Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moselle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Moselle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percival Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percival Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percival Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percival Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pretoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Offender given penalty notice |
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