Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 44th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 506 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 1PB) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Road (N1 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orleston Mews, where police recorded 37 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thornhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Barnsbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Offord Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Orleston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnsbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsbury Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Place Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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