Total Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillfield Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillfield Avenue (N8 7DN) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Hornsey average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillfield Avenue (N8 7DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Lane, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Inderwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inderwick Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tottenham Lane | Under investigation |
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