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Postcode area · East Central London

Crime in EC

How much crime is recorded in EC, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
69,838 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ECNational
Burglary47.29.1
Other theft24.14.5
Shoplifting19.28.4
Theft from the person18.92.1
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Public order6.04.6
Drugs5.52.4
Robbery4.01.4
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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