Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 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 93.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Great Amwell Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 323rd 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 Great Amwell Lane (N8 7NP) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the Hornsey average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Amwell Lane (N8 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Lane, where police recorded 54 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 Great Amwell Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Moselle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campsfield Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Amwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moselle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Campsbourne Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Boyton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery The Campsbourne Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Campsbourne Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Great Amwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Amwell Lane
Apr 2026Public order Great Amwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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