Total Crime Rate

289.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 289.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hornsey Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 99th highest crime rate of 530 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 Hornsey Road (N19 4HN) in the last 12 months was 289.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Road (N19 4HN), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Gardens. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hornsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Barrow Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorpedale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whewell Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Whewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turlewray Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sussex Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorpedale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorpedale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorpedale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whewell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorpedale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorpedale Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whewell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whewell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wray Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ringmer Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ringmer Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birnam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birnam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birnam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Birnam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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