Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 29.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 700 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 8PD) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Lane (N8 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Lane, where police recorded 74 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 Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rokesly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tottenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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