Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nightingale Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Lane (N8 7QY) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% higher than the Hornsey average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Lane (N8 7QY), 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.

Crime Over Time in Nightingale Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rectory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Campsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Myddelton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South View Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linzee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rectory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campsbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove House Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove House Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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