Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birchington Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchington Road (N8 8HP) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchington Road (N8 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Lane, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montenotte Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crouch End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glasslyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Crouch End Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montenotte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coolhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coolhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tara Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tara Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tara Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Montenotte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shanklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montenotte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tara Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coleridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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