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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EC1M: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EC1M recorded 264 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.04 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 34.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring57.84 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment264 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 34.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

264
trending_up +32.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

57.84per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

527

Within EC1M district

Islington

43,722

Estimated population

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Live Points
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Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Bleeding Heart Yard Map
total: 60 Shoplifting: 58 Burglary: 1
60
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 29 Shoplifting: 11 Other theft: 6
29
Charterhouse Street Map
total: 20 Shoplifting: 19 Theft from the person: 1
20
Benjamin Street Map
total: 18 Theft from the person: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2
18
Charterhouse Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 2
10
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 7 Other theft: 1
8
Greenhill Rents Map
total: 7 Theft from the person: 3 Shoplifting: 2
7
White Bear Yd Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 1
7
Greville Street Map
total: 6 Other theft: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Leather Lane Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
264 Total
Shoplifting
112
42.4%
Theft from Person
32
12.1%
Other Theft
30
11.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
8.7%
Violence & Sexual Offences
22
8.3%
Burglary
11
4.2%
Robbery
9
3.4%
Public Order
7
2.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
5
1.9%
Vehicle Crime
5
1.9%
Drug Offences
4
1.5%
Bicycle Theft
3
1.1%
Other Crime
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: EC1M

Shoplifting accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in EC1M (42.4%). Theft from Person (12.1%) and Other Theft (11.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EC1M has risen sharply — by 34.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EC1M are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +32.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +34.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +2.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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