Postcode sector · London
Crime in EC1V 7
How much crime is recorded in EC1V 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Population
- 11,273 (2024)
How safe is EC1V 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1V 7, 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
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 7National
Shoplifting21.88.4
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Burglary18.59.1
Anti-social behaviour18.110.7
Other theft14.64.5
Theft from the person10.42.1
Drugs4.02.4
Public order3.84.6
Robbery2.71.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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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- EC1V 7AF
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