Postcode district · London
Crime in EC1R
How much crime is recorded in EC1R, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Population
- 15,923 (2024)
EC1RPostcode district · London
How safe is EC1R
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1R, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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).
EC1RNational
Shoplifting32.58.4
Burglary27.09.1
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Other theft19.94.5
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Theft from the person16.32.1
Public order4.84.6
Robbery4.41.4
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.