Total Crime Rate

393.9 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 393.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.6 10/10
  • Drugs 30.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wordsworth Parade area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Harringay , and the 47th 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 Wordsworth Parade (N8 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 393.9 per 1,000 residents and was 158.4% higher than the Harringay average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Parade (N8 0SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Turnpike Lane. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Turnpike Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Turnpike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Turnpike Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Turnpike Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turnpike Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lanes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Lanes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Sep 2025Drugs Turnpike Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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