Crime Rates at Shakespeare Terrace, London, N8 9BA

Shakespeare Terrace area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 700 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 Shakespeare Terrace (N8 9BA) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Terrace (N8 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Lane, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnfield Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.