Total Crime Rate

242.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 242.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Robbery 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hermiston 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hermiston Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Gates
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Apr 2026Other theft Rokesly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmcroft
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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