Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 8BD) 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 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Digswell Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens —
Sep 2025Robbery Crossley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Crossley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clements Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highbury Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Clements Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carfree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highbury Station Road —
Sep 2025Public order Brooksby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Morland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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