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Crime in EC1Y 8

How much crime is recorded in EC1Y 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
8,614 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1Y 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1Y 8, 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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).

EC1Y 8National
Burglary36.19.1
Shoplifting26.28.4
Other theft15.84.5
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Theft from the person11.12.1
Bicycle theft6.01.0
Drugs5.22.4
Robbery4.61.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 36% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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