Total Crime Rate

166.7 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Packington Square area has the 29th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 218th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Packington Square (N1 7UH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packington Square (N1 7UH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Packington Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pickering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raynor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raynor Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queensbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hedingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basire Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Packington Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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