Total Crime Rate
77.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornhill Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Road (N1 1JS) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornhill Road (N1 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellington Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Epping Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lofting Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Legion Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Offord Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Offord Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Gainford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Gainford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ellington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gainford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albion Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granary Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Clements Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clements Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lofting Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brides Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornelia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornelia Street | Under investigation |
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