Crime Rates at Hornsey Lane, London, N6 5LU

Hornsey Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hillrise , and the 156th 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 Hornsey Lane (N6 5LU) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Hillrise average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Lane (N6 5LU), 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 Lidyard Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.