Total Crime Rate
346.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hornsey Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .
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 Lane (N6 5NH) in the last 12 months was 346.9 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% higher than the Crouch End average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornsey Lane (N6 5NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trays Hill Close, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnyside Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornsey Rise Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmount Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dresden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trays Hill Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colwick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazellville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnyside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwick Close | Under investigation |
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