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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EC1N: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EC1N recorded 344 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.56 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 48.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 59.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring66.07 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment344 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 59.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

344
trending_up +68.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

66.07per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

513

Within EC1N district

Islington

40,201

Estimated population

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Live Points
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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Bleeding Heart Yard Map
total: 120 Shoplifting: 116 Burglary: 2
120
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 58 Shoplifting: 22 Other theft: 12
58
Portpool Lane Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 12
26
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 14 Other theft: 2
16
White Bear Yd Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 10 Public order: 2
14
B521 Map
total: 12 Other theft: 4 Shoplifting: 4
12
Greville Street Map
total: 12 Other theft: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
12
Leather Lane Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4
10
Herbal Hill Map
total: 10 Public order: 6 Burglary: 2
10
Vine Hill Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Burglary: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
344 Total
Shoplifting
166
48.3%
Other Theft
40
11.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
34
9.9%
Violence & Sexual Offences
34
9.9%
Theft from Person
20
5.8%
Public Order
12
3.5%
Burglary
12
3.5%
Vehicle Crime
8
2.3%
Robbery
6
1.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
6
1.7%
Drug Offences
4
1.2%
Other Crime
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: EC1N

Shoplifting accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in EC1N (48.3%). Other Theft (11.6%) and Anti-social Behaviour (9.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EC1N has risen sharply — by 59.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EC1N 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 +68.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +59.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +5.1%

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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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