Total Crime Rate

343.2 per 1,000 10/10 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 343.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Packington Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 79th 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 Street (N1 8RA) in the last 12 months was 343.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packington Street (N1 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington Green, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horse Yard (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Packington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horse Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Collins Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pickering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horse Yard β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horse Yard β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Collins Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Head Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grantbridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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