Total Crime Rate

232.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 232.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nightingale Lane 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 Nightingale Lane (N8 7QX) 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 Nightingale Lane (N8 7QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Campsbourne (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South View Road —
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates —
Apr 2026Burglary Boyton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Boyton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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