Total Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaftesbury Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (N19 4QN) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Crouch End average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Road (N19 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near Porter Square. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Highcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ormond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A103 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jutland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jutland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corbyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trinder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinder Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ormond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ormond Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porter Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porter Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Porter Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lambton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grenville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grenville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grenville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grenville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A103 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
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