Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Academia Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 719 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 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Academia Way (N17 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near White Hart Lane. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 22 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Penshurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gretton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary White Hart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Headcorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery White Hart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gretton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penshurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenterden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gretton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allington Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Allington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Hart Lane —

Data Sources

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