Total Crime Rate
84.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birkbeck Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 304th lowest 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 Birkbeck Road (N17 8NG) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkbeck Road (N17 8NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gascoigne Close, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampden Lane (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hampden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampden Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forest Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Headcorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rheola Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rheola Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elsden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bruce Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bruce Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenterden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenmare Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenmare Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
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