Total Crime Rate
173.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 7FH) 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 areaβs 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 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 7FH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Campsbourne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Campsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gisburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Great Amwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moselle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Amwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gisburn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New River Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chadwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Campsbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Myddelton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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