Total Crime Rate
139.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montague 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hillfield Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tottenham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inderwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rathcoole Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inderwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weston Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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