Crime Rate in Laycock, ward

Laycock has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 458th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 103rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Laycock in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Islington district average (187.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Laycock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 629 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , down -18.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 42.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 895 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Laycock ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.