Total Crime Rate

296.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Highgate , and the 64th highest crime rate of 700 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 Cromwell Avenue (N6 5HS) in the last 12 months was 296.8 per 1,000 residents and was 235.0% higher than the Highgate average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Avenue (N6 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 514 crimes here, including 399 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thornbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thornbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highgate Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highgate Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highgate Hill

Data Sources

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