Crime Rate in Junction, ward

Junction has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 146th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 39th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Junction in the last 12 months was 271.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Islington district average (187.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Junction’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 921 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 17 cases , up 21.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -16.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,165 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Junction ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 524 crimes here, including 378 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.