Total Crime Rate
134.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pickfords Wharf area has the 64th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 263rd lowest 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 Pickfords Wharf (N1 7RJ) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pickfords Wharf (N1 7RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near City Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Frome Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | President Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nelson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Provence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Provence Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hull Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hull Street | Under investigation |
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