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Crime in EC1R 4

How much crime is recorded in EC1R 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
14,084 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1R 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1R 4, above 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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).

EC1R 4National
Shoplifting35.18.4
Burglary29.49.1
Other theft21.24.5
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Theft from the person17.12.1
Public order5.04.6
Robbery4.71.4
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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