Total Crime Rate
171.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridge Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 174th 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 Ridge Road (N8 9NP) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridge Road (N8 9NP), 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.
View Crime In Stroud Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbank Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Highbank Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbank Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbank Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Quernmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Quernmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbank Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cranford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cranford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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