Crime Rate in Hornsey, ward

Hornsey has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Haringey district and the 2186th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 294th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hornsey in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Haringey district average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hornsey’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 385 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 90.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 483 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hornsey ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cross Lane, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around High Street (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.