Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birkbeck Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 700 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 7SR) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkbeck Road (N8 7SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 53 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.

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Crime Over Time in Birkbeck Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boyton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rokesly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Road

Data Sources

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