Postcode sector · London
Crime in EC1V 4
How much crime is recorded in EC1V 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Population
- 10,357 (2024)
How safe is EC1V 4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1V 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 4National
Shoplifting27.68.4
Burglary25.29.1
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Other theft21.44.5
Theft from the person20.32.1
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Drugs4.72.4
Public order4.54.6
Robbery4.31.4
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.
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