Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (N8 7BU) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (N8 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Amwell Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Great Amwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Amwell Lane β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornsey Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New River Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Amwell Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Amwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane 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 Great Amwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Great Amwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inderwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hillfield Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tottenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gisburn Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gisburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Road β€”

Data Sources

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