Postcode sector · London
Crime in N1 8
How much crime is recorded in N1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Islington
- Region
- London
- Population
- 16,392 (2024)
How safe is N1 8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in N1 8, broadly in line with 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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).
N1 8National
Anti-social behaviour25.310.7
Shoplifting22.68.4
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Burglary14.79.1
Theft from the person12.22.1
Other theft11.54.5
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Robbery3.61.4
Drugs3.12.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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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