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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EC2A: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EC2A recorded 399 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.53 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 21.6% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring60.43 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment399 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

399
trending_down -14.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

60.43per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

911

Within EC2A district

Islington

88,128

Estimated population

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Live Points
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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 61 Shoplifting: 56 Other theft: 3
61
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map
total: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4
19
Rivington Street Map
total: 19 Theft from the person: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 2
19
Martha'S Buildings Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 3
18
Nightclub Map
total: 13 Public order: 3 Theft from the person: 3
13
Bonhill Street Map
total: 11 Other theft: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Vehicle crime: 3 Other theft: 2
11
Boot Street Map
total: 10 Public order: 5 Drugs: 3
10
Cowper Street Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 8 Other theft: 1
9
Dysart Street Map
total: 8 Other theft: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
399 Total
Shoplifting
86
21.6%
Theft from Person
65
16.3%
Violence & Sexual Offences
56
14.0%
Other Theft
42
10.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
34
8.5%
Drug Offences
28
7.0%
Public Order
21
5.3%
Robbery
19
4.8%
Burglary
19
4.8%
Vehicle Crime
12
3.0%
Bicycle Theft
8
2.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
7
1.8%
Other Crime
1
0.3%
Weapons Possession
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: EC2A

Shoplifting makes up the largest share of crime in EC2A at 21.6%. Theft from Person (16.3%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (14.0%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in EC2A have held relatively steady over the past year at around 60.43 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for EC2A 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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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -14.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_flat 0.0%

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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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