Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 111.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Packington Square area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 506 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 Packington Square (N1 7FX) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packington Square (N1 7FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharf Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Packington Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godwin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bletsoe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Row —
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Data Sources

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