Postcode sector · London
Crime in EC1Y 4
How much crime is recorded in EC1Y 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Population
- 4,598 (2024)
How safe is EC1Y 4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1Y 4, 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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).
EC1Y 4National
Burglary45.19.1
Shoplifting36.68.4
Other theft15.84.5
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Theft from the person11.12.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Bicycle theft7.61.0
Drugs5.22.4
Robbery5.21.4
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% 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.