Total Crime Rate
177.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hornsey Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 530 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 Street (N7 8GF) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornsey Street (N7 8GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastwood Close, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pollard Close (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arsenal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rollit Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Widdenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Piper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Piper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stock Orchard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stock Orchard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stock Orchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biddestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Biddestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Widdenham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eastwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Eastwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Watkinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eastwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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