Total Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shepherds Hill area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 139th 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 5RL) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shepherds Hill (N6 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broughton Gardens, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montenotte Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crouch End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Montenotte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broughton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montenotte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coolhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coolhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montenotte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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