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Crime in EC1A 1

How much crime is recorded in EC1A 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
5,524 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1A 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1A 1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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).

EC1A 1National
Burglary188.29.1
Other theft27.94.5
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Theft from the person13.32.1
Public order6.64.6
Drugs4.02.4
Robbery3.11.4
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 75% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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