Crime Rate in Laycock, ward

Laycock has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 536th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 126th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Laycock in the last 12 months was 157.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Laycock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 592 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 13.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 832 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Laycock ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Roman Way. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.