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Crime in EC1M 5

How much crime is recorded in EC1M 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
5,198 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1M 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1M 5, 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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).

EC1M 5National
Burglary40.39.1
Theft from the person25.82.1
Other theft24.94.5
Shoplifting20.68.4
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Robbery5.01.4
Public order4.34.6
Drugs4.02.4
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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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