Total Crime Rate

221.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.7 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 221.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 28th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 151st 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 7NB) in the last 12 months was 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Road (N7 7NB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 113 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rollit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thane Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rollit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Citizen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Citizen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Thane Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thane Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stacey Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Stacey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thane Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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