Total Crime Rate
545.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hornsey Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 36th highest crime rate of 530 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 6RA) in the last 12 months was 545.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 138.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (β 193.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornsey Road (N7 6RA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 429 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hercules Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bowman'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowman'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briset Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briset Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Briset Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Briset Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Briset Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Briset Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bowman'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eburne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mayton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mayton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bowman'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowman'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tollington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tollington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
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