Total Crime Rate
129.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birkbeck Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 276th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birkbeck Road (N8 7PG) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkbeck Road (N8 7PG), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Rokesly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rokesly Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haringey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campsbourne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grove House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove House Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myddelton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Myddelton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove House Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oak Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greig Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greig Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Middle Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashford Avenue | Under investigation |
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