Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near St Mary's & St James', Islington within 500m.
Incidents
233
Trend
rising
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: July 2026.
Area Profile
A strong food and nightlife base where theft and late-evening crowding can be more relevant than daytime concerns.
Local Policing
This point falls in the St Mary's and St James' neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- Awaits the ward panel chairs review at this time.
- Shoplifting in the Upper Street area. Continued working with the BID and shops to increase detections and provide advice regards store protection.
- Drug Supply and Drug Use has been recorded and seen in the GIBSON SQUARE, N1 and surrounding areas. This has lead to ASB effecting the residents locally. (continued from last Ward panel meeting).
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Essex Road
355m away · Great Northern
Angel
841m away · Northern
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968m away · Great Northern, Mildmay, Windrush
Highbury & Islington
976m away · Victoria
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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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