Total Crime Rate
421.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 41st highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (N8 7NX) in the last 12 months was 421.3 per 1,000 residents and was 424.7% higher than the Hornsey average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (β 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (N8 7NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Campsbourne (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hillfield Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campsbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Myddelton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddelton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moselle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rokesly Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grove House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Campsbourne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rectory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rectory Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
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