Postcode sector · London
Crime in EC1V 3
How much crime is recorded in EC1V 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Population
- 14,612 (2024)
How safe is EC1V 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1V 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
EC1V 3National
Burglary22.19.1
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Theft from the person13.12.1
Other theft12.24.5
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.52.4
Robbery3.01.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
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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Postcodes in this sector
- EC1V 3AA
- EC1V 3AF
- EC1V 3AG
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- EC1V 3AL
- EC1V 3AN
- EC1V 3AP
- EC1V 3AQ
- EC1V 3AR
- EC1V 3AS
- EC1V 3AT
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- EC1V 3NW
- EC1V 3NX
- EC1V 3NY
- EC1V 3NZ
- EC1V 3PA
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- EC1V 3PN
- EC1V 3PP
- EC1V 3PQ
- EC1V 3PS
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- EC1V 3PW
- EC1V 3PX
- EC1V 3PZ
- EC1V 3QB
- EC1V 3QD
- EC1V 3QG
- EC1V 3QH
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- EC1V 3QL
- EC1V 3QN
- EC1V 3QP
- EC1V 3QR
- EC1V 3QS
- EC1V 3QT
- EC1V 3QU
- EC1V 3QW
- EC1V 3QX
- EC1V 3QY
- EC1V 3QZ
- EC1V 3RA
- EC1V 3RB
- EC1V 3RD
- EC1V 3RE
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