Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Darren 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.

Crime Over Time in Darren Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holly Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crouch Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferme Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Japan Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crouch Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crouch Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Crouch Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blythwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saxon Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Park
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferme Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Park
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Addington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladwell Road
Sep 2025Other theft Stapleton Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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