Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dickenson Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 280th highest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickenson Road (N8 9ER) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickenson Road (N8 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near Blythwood Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dickenson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blythwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferme Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Olivers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecile Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecile Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saxon Chase Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blythwood Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Abbots Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbots Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbots Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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