Overview of Islington crime rate
Crime rating – high.
Islington ranks 5th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 37875 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Islington has a population of 216589. This equates to a crime rate of 174.87 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 3.11 % compared to previous year. It also puts Islington in 5th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Islington ranks 5th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 37875 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Islington has a population of 216589. This equates to a crime rate of 174.87 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 3.11 % compared to previous year. It also puts Islington in 5th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Islington are Violence and sexual offences (21.1%) Anti-social behaviour (20.5%) Other theft (13.3%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (2.0%) Other crime (1.0%) Possession of weapons (0.5%).
There are 17 wards in Islington. Wards with high crime rates are Finsbury Park (356.3), Bunhill (299.4), Junction (241.6) . On the other end, safest wards are Canonbury (107.1), Tufnell Park (104.7), Mildmay (99.3) .
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Islington crime incidents by crime type
A total of 37875 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 7998 (21.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 7773 (20.5)%
- Other theft – 5037 (13.3)%
- Theft from the person – 3341 (8.8)%
- Vehicle crime – 2279 (6.0)%
- Public order – 2187 (5.8)%
- Burglary – 1895 (5.0)%
- Shoplifting – 1886 (5.0)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1630 (4.3)%
- Robbery – 1357 (3.6)%
- Drugs – 1182 (3.1)%
- Bicycle theft – 754 (2.0)%
- Other crime – 382 (1.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 174 (0.5)%
How does Islington compare against nearby areas ?
Islington ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
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Crime rates in Islington wards
There are 17 wards within Islington. Finsbury Park, Bunhill, Junction has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Islington
There are 59 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Islington. Highest crime rates in W1S, EC3V, W1C .
- W1S – 29209.3
- EC3V – 17796.6
- W1C – 7346.2
- EC4R – 6097.2
- EC4M – 5970.3
- WC2N – 5750.8
- W1J – 5021.6
- WC2H – 4926.0
- EC2N – 4652.2
- W1B – 4422.6
- W1K – 4225.2
- WC2R – 3895.0
- EC2M – 3563.0
- EC3R – 3438.5
- WC2E – 3295.5
- EC2R – 2853.8
- EC3A – 2853.8
- W1T – 2558.9
- EC2V – 1964.8
- WC2A – 1958.5
- W1W – 1951.8
- EC4N – 1872.2
- W1G – 1773.5
- WC1A – 1773.4
- N1C – 1690.2
- EC2A – 1662.0
- WC1V – 1650.6
- EC4Y – 1572.2
- W1U – 1514.2
- EC4V – 1490.1
- EC3N – 1472.2
- WC2B – 1326.0
- EC3M – 1288.1
- WC1B – 1195.8
- EC4A – 782.7
- EC1M – 596.0
- WC1R – 546.5
- WC1E – 536.2
- W1H – 487.3
- EC1A – 468.8
- EC1N – 425.2
- WC1H – 374.2
- WC1N – 316.0
- EC1R – 228.9
- EC1V – 219.0
- EC2Y – 205.9
- WC1X – 202.0
- E8 – 200.7
- N4 – 196.3
- N19 – 171.9
- N15 – 165.6
- EC1Y – 165.0
- N1 – 157.6
- N7 – 157.4
- NW5 – 134.6
- N8 – 109.2
- N16 – 98.6
- N5 – 96.2
- N6 – 96.0
Postcode districts in Islington
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