Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 114.9 8/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornhill Road area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Road (N1 1HW) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Road (N1 1HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gibson Square, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnsbury Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thornhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibson Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dignum Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Royal Free Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dignum Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gibson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gibson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elystan Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ripplevale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brooksby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old Royal Free Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cloudesley Place β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malvern Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Royal Free Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowrey Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gainford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carfree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Richmond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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