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Crime in EC2A 1

How much crime is recorded in EC2A 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
4,399 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC2A 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in EC2A 1, 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
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
153
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).

EC2A 1National
Burglary52.99.1
Shoplifting41.58.4
Other theft21.04.5
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Theft from the person15.72.1
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Robbery6.21.4
Drugs5.82.4
Bicycle theft5.31.0
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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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