Total Crime Rate

204.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 204.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hermiston Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 719 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 8NN) in the last 12 months was 204.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% higher than the Crouch End average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermiston Avenue (N8 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Road (19 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aubrey Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rectory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rectory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Campsbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Campsbourne Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Campsbourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Sep 2025Burglary Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inderwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandon Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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