Total Crime Rate

196.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 177th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

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 Road (N7 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 196.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Road (N7 6DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollard Close, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hornsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinloch Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinloch Street
Apr 2026Public order Kinloch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinloch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Annette Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dunford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelburne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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