Total Crime Rate
618.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
193.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hanmer Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 29th 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 Hanmer Walk (N7 7RE) in the last 12 months was 618.8 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% higher than the Finsbury Park average (305.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (β 193.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hanmer Walk (N7 7RE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 366 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Finsbury Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newington Barrow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tollington Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Birnam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birnam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Travers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mayton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salterton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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