Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 77.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sydney Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Harringay , and the 251st 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 Sydney Road (N8 0ET) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Harringay average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (N8 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldegrave Road, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnpike Lane (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burghley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wightman Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wightman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hampden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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