Total Crime Rate
289.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hornsey 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 4HT) 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 areaβs 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 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 4HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Grove, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briset Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorpedale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mitford Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bryett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bracey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bracey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mitford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mitford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mitford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wray Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wray Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wray Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bryett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bryett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corbyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whewell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringmer Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whewell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whewell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whewell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whewell Road | β |
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