Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barrington Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 107th 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 Barrington Road (N8 8QS) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barrington Road (N8 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 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.
View Crime In Crouch End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glasslyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbeville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shanklin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shanklin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warner Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glasslyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
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