Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 105.6 8/10
  • Drugs 25.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Minster 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.

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Crime Over Time in Minster Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rokesly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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