Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 41.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Birchington Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 110th 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 8HR) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchington Road (N8 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Colwick Close. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Glasslyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Christ Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tara Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shanklin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shanklin Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hannay Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hannay Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crouch End Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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