Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Nelson Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 719 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 Nelson Road (N8 9RU) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (N8 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darren Close, where police recorded 42 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 Nelson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inderwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inderwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladwell Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saxon Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Uplands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferme Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferme Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Inderwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olivers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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