Total Crime Rate
72.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sylvan Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Woodside , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 700 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 Sylvan Avenue (N22 5JA) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Woodside average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sylvan Avenue (N22 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A105 (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woodside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maryland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A105 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maryland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A105 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maryland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maryland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A105 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A105 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Berkshire Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Berkshire Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upsdell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upsdell Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolves Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sylvan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkshire Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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