Total Crime Rate

261.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 261.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Drugs 87.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Islington area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 184th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Islington (L3 8LG) in the last 12 months was 261.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islington (L3 8LG), the main crime hotspot is near Camden Street. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Islington area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Vincent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Bridport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Bridport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Bridport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Bridport Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Bridport Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Bridport Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Bridport Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bronte Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bidder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greek Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Lambert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lambert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bayhorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wakefield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Nelson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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