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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EC4V: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EC4V recorded 524 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.6 per 1,000 residents. Other Theft accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring79.55 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment524 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 5.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

524
trending_down -4.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

79.55per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

436

Within EC4V district

Islington

79,368

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Liverpool Street Map
total: 26 Other theft: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4
26
Victoria Avenue Map
total: 22 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Public order: 4
22
Pancras Lane Map
total: 19 Theft from the person: 7 Other theft: 4
19
Lower Thames Street Map
total: 17 Other theft: 9 Shoplifting: 6
17
Cannon Street Map
total: 16 Other theft: 7 Shoplifting: 4
16
Lombard Street Map
total: 16 Other theft: 5 Theft from the person: 5
16
New Street Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 10 Public order: 3
16
New London Street Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 12 Burglary: 1
16
Watling Street Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 7 Other theft: 4
15
Moorgate Map
total: 15 Other theft: 6 Drugs: 3
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
524 Total
Other Theft
148
28.2%
Shoplifting
101
19.3%
Violence & Sexual Offences
75
14.3%
Theft from Person
66
12.6%
Public Order
31
5.9%
Burglary
22
4.2%
Robbery
14
2.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
14
2.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
13
2.5%
Drug Offences
13
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
10
1.9%
Bicycle Theft
10
1.9%
Other Crime
5
1.0%
Weapons Possession
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: EC4V

Other Theft makes up the largest share of crime in EC4V at 28.2%. Shoplifting (19.3%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (14.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EC4V has fallen noticeably — by 5.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EC4V 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 -4.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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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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