Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montague Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 248th highest crime rate of 719 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 Montague Road (N8 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Crouch End average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Road (N8 9PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inderwick Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Montague Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hillfield Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tottenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inderwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rathcoole Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inderwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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