Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 67.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Priory Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Avenue (N8 7RN) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Avenue (N8 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redston Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashford Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South View Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Abbeville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warner Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightingale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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