Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near Clerkenwell, Islington within 500m.
Incidents
288
Trend
rising
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: August 2026.
Area Profile
Central, walkable, and practical for first-time visitors with normal city awareness.
Local Policing
This point falls in the Clerkenwell neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- St Helena House, Margery Street & Naoroji Street WC1X - Drug users and drug dealers continue to frequent the area and leave drug paraphernalia in the street.
- Engagement with Sainsbury's Store manager, as there have been a number of shoplifting thefts in the stores on Clerkenwell Ward. Also the Co-op store in Clerkenwell is being targeted. Targeted patrols in the location and enforcement where required. Planned shoplifting operation with police and store detectives to reduce thefts and identify prolific/ wanted offenders. (Date issued updated to cover 3 month gap between ward panels).
- Finsbury Estate EC1 - Anti social behaviour in the estate and park area. Dogs off leads in communal areas.
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
King's Cross St Pancras
1.2km away · Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan
Liverpool Street
2.1km away · Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City
Shoreditch High Street
2.3km away · London Overground
Waterloo
2.6km away · Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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