Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 270th 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 Boyton Road (N8 7BE) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Hornsey average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyton Road (N8 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boyton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Rectory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chadwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Great Amwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Amwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Amwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rectory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Great Amwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Amwell Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Amwell Lane β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Myddelton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates β€”
Sep 2025Burglary The Campsbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Campsbourne Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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