Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornhill Crescent area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Crescent (N1 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Crescent (N1 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornhill Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bingfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matilda Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frederica Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederica Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Airdrie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bingfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ripplevale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheen Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belitha Villas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Richmond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bingfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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