Total Crime Rate
105.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minster Walk area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Minster Walk (N8 7JS) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher than the Hornsey average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minster Walk (N8 7JS), 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.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove House Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosebery Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Minster Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rokesly Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tottenham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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