Total Crime Rate

346.9 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 346.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.1 10/10
  • Burglary 53.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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 5NR) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colwick Close, where police recorded 68 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.

Crime Over Time in Hornsey Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Colwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilgrims Way β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Colwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Colwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dresden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmount Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazellville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornsey Rise Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwick Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwick Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwick Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coolhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Rise Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Rise Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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