Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

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 146.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hornsey Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 251st highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornsey Road (N7 7LL) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Finsbury Park average (305.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Road (N7 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 554 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hornsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Barrow Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briset Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Briset Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Barrow Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hertslet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hertslet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Barrow Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Barrow Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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