Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lightfoot Road 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 Lightfoot Road (N8 7JF) 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 Lightfoot Road (N8 7JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 53 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lightfoot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Rokesly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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