Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cromwell Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Highgate , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Avenue (N6 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Highgate average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 563.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Avenue (N6 5HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Causton Road, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highgate Hill (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cromwell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highgate Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wembury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherleigh Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherleigh Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Netherleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wembury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wembury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wembury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wembury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tile Kiln Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highgate Hill —

Data Sources

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