Total Crime Rate
117.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middle Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey , and the 298th highest 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 Middle Lane (N8 8NU) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Hornsey average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Lane (N8 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middle Lane Mews, where police recorded 31 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tottenham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace 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 | Grove House Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosebery Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Minster Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkbeck Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbeville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rokesly Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
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