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Crime in W1A 3

How much crime is recorded in W1A 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
3,752 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1A 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in W1A 3, 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
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
163
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).

W1A 3National
Burglary59.99.1
Theft from the person47.12.1
Other theft36.54.5
Shoplifting19.48.4
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Public order5.04.6
Robbery4.51.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% 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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