Total Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Avenue South area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue South (N8 8LS) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Avenue South (N8 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashford Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbeville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Road | — |
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