Haringey, the borough that includes Tottenham, recorded 95.10 crimes per 1,000 people in the 12 months to April 2026, about 15 per cent above the London rate of 82.39, with 28,040 offences, 1.4 per cent more than a year earlier. It ranks 7th of the 33 London areas on CrimeRate’s table. CrimeRate’s own Tottenham area records 93.36 per 1,000, slightly below the borough figure, and its count fell 4.8 per cent. On police.uk, the busiest Tottenham neighbourhood, Northumberland Park around the stadium, recorded 2,785 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports from September 2025 to August 2026.
Data: police-recorded crime, 12 months to April 2026, counts and rates from CrimeRate’s analysis of data.police.uk (Metropolitan Police, Haringey); neighbourhood monthly counts from police.uk (Northumberland Park, Bruce Castle and Tottenham Central to August 2026, Tottenham Hale to June 2026); resident population from the ONS Census 2021. Shares and ratios are our own arithmetic on those figures. Updated 3 October 2026.
Is Tottenham safe compared with London and England?
Tottenham is in Haringey, which recorded 95.10 crimes per 1,000 people in the 12 months to April 2026, according to CrimeRate. That is about 15 per cent above the London rate of 82.39 and about 1.4 times the England rate of 67.79. The headline total of 28,040 excludes anti-social behaviour: the 13 other categories add up to exactly 28,040, and 8,278 anti-social behaviour reports come on top, 36,318 incidents in all. Haringey is 7th of 33 London areas, between Hackney and Lewisham. See our London crime rate by borough ranking for the full list.
How does Haringey compare with its neighbours?
Haringey has a higher recorded rate than every neighbouring borough we can compare on the same source. Islington, to the south, is closest at 90.89; Enfield, to the north, is 85.76; Waltham Forest, across the River Lea to the east, is 80.11; and Barnet, to the west, is well below the London average at 65.93.
| Area | Per 1,000, 12 months to April 2026 | Rank in London (of 33) |
|---|---|---|
| Haringey | 95.10 | 7 |
| Islington | 90.89 | 10 |
| Enfield | 85.76 | 13 |
| London (all) | 82.39 | – |
| Waltham Forest | 80.11 | 17 |
| Barnet | 65.93 | 26 |
| England | 67.79 | – |
All rates come from one source, CrimeRate, so they use the same method. Hackney, which borders Haringey to the south-east, is left out because its CrimeRate page currently gives inconsistent totals. For the borough across the Lea, read is Walthamstow safe?
Is crime in Tottenham going up or down?
Slightly up across the borough, slightly down in CrimeRate’s Tottenham area. Haringey recorded 27,661 offences in the previous year and 28,040 in the 12 months to April 2026, a rise of 379, or 1.4 per cent. CrimeRate’s rate went the other way, from 98.57 to 95.10 per 1,000, which means it divided the two years by different population figures; the counts are the safer guide to the trend. CrimeRate’s Tottenham area went from 1,531 offences to 1,458, a fall of 73, or 4.8 per cent. Violence and sexual offences, the largest category, rose 2.6 per cent across Haringey, from 8,543 to 8,769.
More recent police.uk figures, which include anti-social behaviour, cover three Tottenham neighbourhoods to August 2026:
| Month | Northumberland Park | Bruce Castle | Tottenham Central | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 240 | 195 | 157 | 592 |
| Oct 2025 | 242 | 192 | 179 | 613 |
| Nov 2025 | 255 | 178 | 166 | 599 |
| Dec 2025 | 249 | 152 | 173 | 574 |
| Jan 2026 | 185 | 164 | 130 | 479 |
| Feb 2026 | 189 | 139 | 132 | 460 |
| Mar 2026 | 233 | 197 | 150 | 580 |
| Apr 2026 | 250 | 173 | 141 | 564 |
| May 2026 | 219 | 219 | 171 | 609 |
| Jun 2026 | 232 | 226 | 136 | 594 |
| Jul 2026 | 257 | 192 | 182 | 631 |
| Aug 2026 | 234 | 182 | 198 | 614 |
| 12 months | 2,785 | 2,209 | 1,915 | 6,909 |
The three neighbourhoods together were quietest in January and February (479 and 460) and busiest in July (631). Tottenham Central’s last two months, 182 and 198, were its highest of the year, while Bruce Castle peaked in May and June. Two months are not a trend, so check again when the next month is published.
Which parts of Tottenham record the most crime?
Northumberland Park, in the north-east, has the largest count: 2,785 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports from September 2025 to August 2026. It contains Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, so match days and events bring large crowds that local residents do not account for. Bruce Castle recorded 2,209 and Tottenham Central 1,915 over the same months. Tottenham Hale, around the station and retail park, recorded 2,128 from July 2025 to June 2026, its latest published month. These are counts, not rates: police.uk gives no population for each neighbourhood, so a larger count partly reflects more shops, transport and visitors rather than more risk for residents.
In the latest month the largest categories were: Northumberland Park (August 2026) violence and sexual offences 80, anti-social behaviour 58, drugs 17, other theft 15; Tottenham Central (August 2026) anti-social behaviour 61, violence and sexual offences 46, vehicle crime 25, other theft 17; Bruce Castle (August 2026) anti-social behaviour 48, violence and sexual offences 43, burglary 18, vehicle crime 18; Tottenham Hale (June 2026) violence and sexual offences 50, anti-social behaviour 48, theft from the person 22, vehicle crime 15.
CrimeRate also has small-area pages inside Haringey, all for the 12 months to April 2026:
| CrimeRate area | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Stroud Green | 1,429 | 125.72 |
| Harringay Green Lanes | 1,225 | 124.24 |
| Tottenham | 1,458 | 93.36 |
| Crouch End | 808 | 72.14 |
| Seven Sisters | 689 | 68.90 |
CrimeRate’s Tottenham area is a small statistical area, not the whole of Tottenham: it recorded only 8 shoplifting offences, so it clearly does not include the main shopping streets. Its rate is 1.8 per cent below the borough’s, and violence and sexual offences is 36 per cent of its total (525 of 1,458). Seven Sisters, in the south of Tottenham, has the lowest rate of the five areas.
What kind of crime is recorded in Haringey?
Violence and sexual offences is the largest category at 31.3 per cent, with vehicle crime second at 11.4 per cent. The table shows each category’s count and share of the 28,040 total (anti-social behaviour excluded).
| Category | Haringey, 12 months to April 2026 | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8,769 | 31.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 3,203 | 11.4% |
| Shoplifting | 2,572 | 9.2% |
| Other theft | 2,425 | 8.6% |
| Theft from the person | 2,225 | 7.9% |
| Public order | 1,823 | 6.5% |
| Drugs | 1,810 | 6.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,647 | 5.9% |
| Burglary | 1,424 | 5.1% |
| Robbery | 1,281 | 4.6% |
| Other crime | 318 | 1.1% |
| Bicycle theft | 298 | 1.1% |
| Possession of weapons | 245 | 0.9% |
Three points stand out. First, street theft and robbery: Haringey recorded 1,281 robberies (4.33 per 1,000) and 2,225 thefts from the person, about 1.7 and 1.5 times the counts in neighbouring Waltham Forest (771 and 1,463), even though Haringey’s total is only about a fifth higher. Phone snatching and robbery near stations and busy roads are a bigger part of the picture here. Second, vehicle crime: 3,203 offences, 10.85 per 1,000, about 1.3 times Waltham Forest’s count, so cars and vans parked on the street are a real target. Third, violence and sexual offences is a broad category that includes harassment, stalking and offences without injury. Drugs and weapons offences are mostly recorded when police find them, so they reflect patrols as much as the underlying problem. Anti-social behaviour is recorded at 28.09 per 1,000, 22.8 per cent of all incidents including it.
Why can Tottenham’s numbers look worse than they are for residents?
Because counts follow people, not only residents. Tottenham has a Premier League stadium, two busy stations on the Victoria line at Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale, a retail park and the long High Road. Crowds on match days and at the shops raise the number of thefts, public order offences and anti-social behaviour reports logged in those neighbourhoods. Against the 264,200 people counted in Haringey in the ONS Census 2021, the 28,040 offences work out at about 106 per 1,000 residents, a little above CrimeRate’s 95.10, which uses a different population base. Neither number is the personal risk to someone living on a quiet residential street.
Is Tottenham safe at night?
Police street-level data carries no time of day, so it cannot say whether Tottenham is riskier after dark. The mix points to the main issues: robbery and theft from the person near stations and bus stops, and crowds around the stadium on event nights. Keep to lit, busy routes such as the High Road late at night, keep your phone out of sight near station entrances, and check the streets you will use in the postcode checker.
Is Tottenham a safe place to live?
Tottenham sits in a borough with an above-average recorded rate for London, and the borough count rose slightly over the year, though CrimeRate’s Tottenham area fell. Most recorded crime is concentrated around the stadium, the High Road and the stations; quieter residential streets can look very different. If you have a car, vehicle crime deserves attention: park off-street where you can and leave nothing on view. Compare two postcodes before you decide, and read how to check crime in your area for the limits of any single number. This page describes what was recorded, not the people who live here.
How do I check a specific street or postcode in Tottenham?
- Enter your postcode in the postcode checker to see 12 months of police-recorded crime and the trend by month.
- Add a second postcode, for example one near Bruce Castle Park or Tottenham Hale, to compare two areas side by side.
- Zoom into the UK crime map to see what was recorded near a street.
These figures describe areas, not addresses. Police data covers reported crime only, and each crime is shown at a nearby anonymised point. Read where our crime data comes from for the limits. Rates from different websites use different population estimates and are not directly comparable, so the borough rates on this page all come from one source.
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Tottenham crime FAQ
What is the crime rate in Tottenham?
Tottenham is in Haringey, which recorded 95.10 crimes per 1,000 people in the 12 months to April 2026, against 82.39 for London and 67.79 for England (CrimeRate). CrimeRate’s smaller Tottenham area records 93.36. Anti-social behaviour is not included in those figures.
Is Tottenham safer than Walthamstow?
On the borough figures, Walthamstow is lower: Waltham Forest records 80.11 per 1,000 against Haringey’s 95.10, and ranks 17th in London against Haringey’s 7th.
Is crime in Tottenham going down?
Mixed. Haringey’s count rose 1.4 per cent to 28,040 in the 12 months to April 2026, while CrimeRate’s Tottenham area fell 4.8 per cent to 1,458.
What is the most common crime in Tottenham?
Violence and sexual offences, 31.3 per cent of Haringey’s recorded crime, followed by vehicle crime at 11.4 per cent. In recent months anti-social behaviour and violence are the top two categories in every Tottenham neighbourhood we checked.
Where does this data come from?
Police-recorded crime published on data.police.uk and police.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0, analysed by CrimeRate for counts and rates, with the ONS Census 2021 for residents. See where our crime data comes from.
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