Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 78.6 7/10
  • Robbery 30.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Middle Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Lane (N8 8NT) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Hornsey average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Lane (N8 8NT), 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 Middle Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haringey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Felix Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linzee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove House Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tottenham Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tottenham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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