Total Crime Rate
71.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nelson 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inderwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inderwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saxon Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ferme Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferme Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nelson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inderwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weston Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Olivers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Darren Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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