Postcode · London
Crime in EC1A 4JH
How much crime is recorded in EC1A 4JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clerkenwell
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
EC1A 4JHLondon
How safe is EC1A 4JH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EC1A 4JH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 4JHNational
Burglary38.39.1
Theft from the person13.62.1
Other theft10.94.5
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Public order4.44.6
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.