Crouch End — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
106 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (123): ▼ 17 (14%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Anti-social behaviour33 · 31%
- Violence and sexual offences25 · 24%
- Shoplifting17 · 16%
- Vehicle crime11 · 10%
- Robbery6 · 6%
- Burglary5 · 5%
- Other theft4 · 4%
- Bicycle theft2 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
72 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified39 · 54%
- Unable to prosecute suspect21 · 29%
- Awaiting court outcome9 · 13%
- Formal action is not in the public interest2 · 3%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Peddle enabled theft/snatches of mobile phones - Park Road in the vicinity of Highgate Wood School.
During periods of release of new models of phones, as well as during school holidays and school finishing times, we often see a spike in snatches of mobile phones with children often being targeted. When available, officers will be patrolling after school finishing times to prevent these offences.
Set: 2026-06-10
Shoplifting/Thefts - Rise in theft/shoplifting offences on Broadway N8.
Plain clothed patrols in Crouch End Broadway - Focusing on the area between number 1 - 11 Crouch End Broadway (Boots to Waitrose). Officers have been successful recently in apprehending shoplifters when patrolling in plain clothes.
Set: 2026-06-10
Theft from motor vehicle -WESTON PARK
In recent weeks, we have seen an increase in thefts from motor vehicles, often in order to steal parcel shelved. High visibility and plain clothes patrols are to be carried out during the hours of when the offences are being committed with the main goals being to reduce the crime, deter and process the offenders involved.
Set: 2026-06-10
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.