Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 355th lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Gardens (N17 8JX) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Bruce Castle average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Gardens (N17 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Creighton Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Somerset Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Creighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufoy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Creighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allington Avenue β€”
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 2025Burglary Headcorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hebden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Creighton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Gretton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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