Total Crime Rate
187.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darren Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 167th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darren Close (N4 4EF) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% higher than the Crouch End average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darren Close (N4 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Park, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridge Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holly Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferme Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Darren Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Pleasant Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Japan Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crouch Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crouch Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crouch Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holly Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holly Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saxon Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ferme Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stapleton Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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