Total Crime Rate
130.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Gardens area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 272nd 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 Priory Gardens (N6 5QS) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Gardens (N6 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archway Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherd'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanhope Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shepherd'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanhope Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summersby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Archway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Archway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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