Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 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 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridge Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 224th 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 Ridge Road (N8 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Road (N8 9LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Highbank Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darren Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road
Apr 2026Robbery Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darren Close
Apr 2026Public order Denton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbank Way
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Highbank Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbank Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbank Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbank Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quernmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quernmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darren Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferme Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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