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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EC2Y: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EC2Y recorded 48 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 0.48 per 1,000 residents. Other Theft accounts for the largest share of crime at 29.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 9.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring7.01 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment48 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 9.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

48
trending_down -41.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

7.01per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

293

Within EC2Y district

Islington

100,675

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Moor Lane Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 9 Other theft: 2
13
Milton Court Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Burglary: 1
5
Silk Street Map
total: 4 Other theft: 3 Theft from the person: 1
4
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Drugs: 1
3
Fann Street Map
total: 3 Other theft: 2 Shoplifting: 1
3
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 3 Public order: 2 Bicycle theft: 1
3
Fore Street Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 3
3
Noble Street Map
total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other theft: 1
2
Brackley Street Map
total: 2 Theft from the person: 2
2
Beech Street Map
total: 2 Other theft: 1 Theft from the person: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
48 Total
Other Theft
14
29.2%
Shoplifting
10
20.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
5
10.4%
Theft from Person
4
8.3%
Public Order
3
6.2%
Violence & Sexual Offences
3
6.2%
Bicycle Theft
2
4.2%
Drug Offences
2
4.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
2
4.2%
Other Crime
1
2.1%
Burglary
1
2.1%
Robbery
1
2.1%

Crime Analysis: EC2Y

Other Theft makes up the largest share of crime in EC2Y at 29.2%. Shoplifting (20.8%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EC2Y has fallen noticeably — by 9.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EC2Y 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_down -41.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -9.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.7%

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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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