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 8NX) 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 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (13 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Felix Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haringey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove House Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove House Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tottenham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tottenham Lane β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Middle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Court β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greig Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greig Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokesly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Topsfield Close β€”

Data Sources

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