Total Crime Rate

545.5 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 545.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.4 10/10
  • Other theft 61.6 10/10
  • Burglary 58.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Robbery 17.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Hornsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hercules Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowman'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowman'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briset Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Briset Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andover Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Bowman'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andover Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eburne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andover Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andover Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andover Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowman'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bowman'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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