Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 140.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 25th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Lane (N8 8PL) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Lane (N8 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Lane, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hatherley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coleridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tara Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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