Total Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 237.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birkbeck 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.

Crime Over Time in Birkbeck Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons James Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gretton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gretton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pembury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenterden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Penshurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gascoigne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Headcorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road —
Sep 2025Public order Gascoigne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bruce Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bruce Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harpers Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harpers Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elsden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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