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Crime in EC1V

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

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
38,847 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1V

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1V, 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
40.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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).

EC1VNational
Burglary32.59.1
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Theft from the person22.52.1
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Other theft18.94.5
Shoplifting18.88.4
Drugs8.72.4
Public order5.44.6
Robbery5.11.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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