Total Crime Rate

399.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 399.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Burglary 46.5 10/10
  • Robbery 46.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southwood Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Highgate , and the 45th 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 Southwood Avenue (N6 5RZ) in the last 12 months was 399.2 per 1,000 residents and was 304.0% higher than the Highgate average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 289.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Avenue (N6 5RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Causton Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton 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 Archway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Causton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jackson'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shepherd'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Archway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cholmeley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Causton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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