Total Crime Rate
232.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 107th highest crime rate of 700 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 The Gardens (N8 7PL) in the last 12 months was 232.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Gardens (N8 7PL), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Amwell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boyton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boyton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Amwell Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Gardens | — |
| 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 | Public order | Great Amwell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Great Amwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Boyton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myddelton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rokesly Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moselle Close | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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