Total Crime Rate
93.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great 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.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moselle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moselle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Campsbourne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Boyton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Amwell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Amwell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddelton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Under investigation |
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