Crime Rates at Blackthorn Avenue, London, N7 8AW

Blackthorn Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Avenue (N7 8AW) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Avenue (N7 8AW), the main crime hotspot is near Haslam Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.