Postcode district · London
Crime in EC1Y
How much crime is recorded in EC1Y, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Population
- 12,522 (2024)
EC1YPostcode district · London
How safe is EC1Y
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC1Y, below 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).
EC1YNational
Burglary32.49.1
Shoplifting21.78.4
Other theft14.74.5
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Theft from the person10.72.1
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Bicycle theft5.51.0
Drugs5.42.4
Robbery3.91.4
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.