Total Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridge Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 294th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Road (N8 9NR) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Crouch End average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridge Road (N8 9NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridge Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harringay (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crouch End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oakfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harringay | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Highbank Way | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Quernmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Addington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stapleton Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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