Total Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palace Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 719 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 Palace Road (N8 8QP) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Crouch End average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palace Road (N8 8QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greig Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greig Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wolseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Topsfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Priory Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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