Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in White Hart Lane , and the 281st lowest 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 Melrose Avenue (N22 5EA) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the White Hart Lane average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (N22 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mark Road, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darwin Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croxford Gardens
Sep 2025Other theft Erin Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Granville Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erin Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erin Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Erin Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Erin Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fife Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tintern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fife Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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