Total Crime Rate
237.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birkbeck Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 108th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birkbeck Road (N17 8NH) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkbeck Road (N17 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Gascoigne Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | James Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gretton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gretton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pembury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenterden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Penshurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gascoigne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Headcorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gascoigne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bruce Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bruce Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harpers Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harpers Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gascoigne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elsden Road | Under investigation |
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