Total Crime Rate
393.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wordsworth 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfax Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Turnpike Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Turnpike Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Turnpike Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turnpike Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lanes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Green Lanes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Graham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Lanes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
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