Postcode · London
Crime in N8 8SY
How much crime is recorded in N8 8SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crouch End East
- Council
- Haringey
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,998 (2024)
How safe is N8 8SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the N8 8SY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
N8 8SYNational
Shoplifting37.78.4
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Burglary18.49.1
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Other theft7.84.5
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order6.24.6
Robbery5.11.4
Theft from the person5.02.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.