Total Crime Rate

348.4 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 348.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dowsett Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Northumberland Park , and the 51st 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 Dowsett Road (N17 9DD) in the last 12 months was 348.4 per 1,000 residents and was 117.9% higher than the Northumberland Park average (159.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowsett Road (N17 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dowsett Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilson'S Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wilson'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reform Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scotland Green —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Liston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burbridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesnut Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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