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Crime in Islington by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,217crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+4%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Highburylowest rate162.4 per 1,000 a year
212.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Finsbury (-1%), Archway (0%) and Holloway (2%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1FinsburyEC1Y · 19,129 residents 631.1▼ 1%shoplifting
2ClerkenwellEC1R · 33,391 residents 301.9▲ 7%shoplifting
3BarnsburyN1 · 38,019 residents 266.5▲ 7%violence
4Finsbury ParkN4 · 45,601 residents 219.6▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
5IslingtonN1 · 41,846 residents 212.1▲ 3%violence
6HollowayN7 · 45,007 residents 204.9▲ 2%anti-social behaviour
7AngelN1 · 48,891 residents 202.8▲ 11%violence
8ArchwayN19 · 36,377 residents 183.30%violence
9Tufnell ParkN7 · 43,377 residents 166.6▲ 3%anti-social behaviour
10HighburyN1 · 44,064 residents 162.4▲ 3%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Islington have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Highbury, Tufnell Park, Archway, Angel and Holloway.

Which areas of Islington have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Finsbury, Clerkenwell, Barnsbury, Finsbury Park and Islington.

Is crime going up or down in Islington?

Across Islington, 10,217 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 4% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.