Total Crime Rate

210.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

James Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bruce Castle , and the 137th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Place (N17 8NR) in the last 12 months was 210.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Place (N17 8NR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Moselle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moselle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moselle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moselle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehall Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitehall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitehall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brereton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road

Data Sources

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