Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 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 78.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Packington Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury , and the 113th 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 Street (N1 8QB) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Canonbury average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packington Street (N1 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horse Yard, where police recorded 82 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 Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hanover Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Melville Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Packington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Packington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chantry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Popham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Danbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenman Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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