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Crime in EC1V 2

How much crime is recorded in EC1V 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
6,972 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1V 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1V 2, 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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).

EC1V 2National
Anti-social behaviour29.610.7
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary20.29.1
Theft from the person18.12.1
Other theft13.14.5
Public order5.34.6
Shoplifting3.98.4
Robbery3.71.4
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs3.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 36% 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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