Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 173.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 183rd 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 High Street (N8 7FG) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Hornsey average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (N8 7FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Campsbourne (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gisburn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Amwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Great Amwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Amwell Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Amwell Lane β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moselle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gisburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Campsbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Campsbourne Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campsbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Myddelton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Road β€”

Data Sources

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