Total Crime Rate

172.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 172.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 33.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ashford Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 700 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 Ashford Avenue (N8 8LN) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% higher than the Hornsey average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Avenue (N8 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightingale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rokesly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Walk 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road —
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Abbeville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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