Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackthorn Avenue area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Avenue (N7 8BD) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Avenue (N7 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haslam Close, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digswell Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cornelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Digswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountfort Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslam Close —
Apr 2026Public order Digswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Digswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Clements Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheringham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lofting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madras Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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