Crime Rate in St Mary's & St James', ward

St Mary's & St James' has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Islington district and the 349th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 83rd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's & St James' in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Islington district average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's & St James'’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 510 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 648 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's & St James' ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.