Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tottenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosebery Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Abbeville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rokesly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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