Total Crime Rate

201.0 per 1,000 9/10 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 201.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 174th highest crime rate of 530 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 Road (N7 6DG) in the last 12 months was 201.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Road (N7 6DG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hornsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queensland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pollard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rixon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rixon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rixon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rixon Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Val Mckenzie Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Val Mckenzie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Val Mckenzie Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tollington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steve Biko Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Val Mckenzie Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Val Mckenzie Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Val Mckenzie Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arthur Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowman Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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