Total Crime Rate

177.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 177.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hornsey 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hornsey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rollit Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Widdenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Piper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Piper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stock Orchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stock Orchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stock Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rollit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biddestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Biddestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollard Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Widdenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watkinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Eastwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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