Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nightingale Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 296th lowest 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 Nightingale Lane (N8 7LG) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Lane (N8 7LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Campsbourne (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddelton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boyton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightingale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Boyton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Boyton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
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