Total Crime Rate
59.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shepherds Hill area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherds Hill (N6 5QN) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shepherds Hill (N6 5QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broughton Gardens, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broughton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Archway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shepherd'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shepherd'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shepherd'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Hill | Under investigation |
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