Total Crime Rate
242.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hermiston Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 100th 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 Hermiston Avenue (N8 8NL) in the last 12 months was 242.3 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hermiston Avenue (N8 8NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Gates, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hornsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rokesly Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmcroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Campsbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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