Total Crime Rate

202.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 37.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashford 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rectory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rectory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Middle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haringey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove House Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Abbeville Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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