Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 134.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pickfords 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Pickfords Wharf area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences President Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nelson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Provence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Provence Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hull Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hull Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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