Total Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boyton 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rectory Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chadwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Great Amwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Amwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rectory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Myddelton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Campsbourne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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