Total Crime Rate
421.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillfield Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 41st 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 Hillfield Avenue (N8 7DU) in the last 12 months was 421.3 per 1,000 residents and was 424.7% higher than the Hornsey average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (β 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillfield Avenue (N8 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Road, where police recorded 49 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 | Burglary | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddelton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Amwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New River Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chadwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Myddelton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Rathcoole Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hillfield Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gisburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campsbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gisburn Road | β |
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