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 350th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 81st highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's & St James' in the last 12 months was 187.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Islington district average (187.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's & St James'’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 466 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 633 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's & St James' ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.