Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hornsey Lane area has the 46th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crouch End , and the 320th lowest crime rate of 700 local areas in Haringey .
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 Hornsey Lane (N6 5FD) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Crouch End average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornsey Lane (N6 5FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trays Hill Close, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colwick Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crouch End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trays Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trays Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridgeway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridgeway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridgeway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colwick Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colwick Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colwick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colwick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheverton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dresden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashmount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maybury Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colwick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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