Crime Rates at Hornsey Street, London, N7 8HE

Hornsey Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornsey Street (N7 8HE) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Arsenal average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Street (N7 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastwood Close, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Place (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.