Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Drugs 26.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornhill Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Road (N1 1JR) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Road (N1 1JR), the main crime hotspot is near Epping Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripplevale Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hemingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnsbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gainford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gainford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boxworth Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingford Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Eton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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