Total Crime Rate
202.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashford Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 148th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashford Avenue (N8 8LN) in the last 12 months was 202.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.9% higher than the Hornsey average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% 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 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oak Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rectory Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rectory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rokesly Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rokesly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mary'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Middle Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haringey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove House Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeville Road | Under investigation |
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