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Criminal damage and arson in Islington 12 months to June 2026
5.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,300 criminal damage and arson offences in Islington in the 12 months to June 2026, down 24.9% (431) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.8 per 1,000 residents against 6.9 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Criminal damage and arson” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 224,551 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 143 offences October 2011: 159 offences November 2011: 177 offences December 2011: 155 offences January 2012: 160 offences February 2012: 153 offences March 2012: 157 offences April 2012: 156 offences May 2012: 160 offences June 2012: 175 offences July 2012: 143 offences August 2012: 173 offences September 2012: 152 offences October 2012: 122 offences November 2012: 137 offences December 2012: 132 offences January 2013: 135 offences February 2013: 119 offences March 2013: 141 offences April 2013: 150 offences May 2013: 138 offences June 2013: 129 offences July 2013: 138 offences August 2013: 128 offences September 2013: 118 offences October 2013: 132 offences November 2013: 130 offences December 2013: 125 offences January 2014: 118 offences February 2014: 142 offences March 2014: 167 offences April 2014: 148 offences May 2014: 188 offences June 2014: 148 offences July 2014: 160 offences August 2014: 152 offences September 2014: 153 offences October 2014: 229 offences November 2014: 159 offences December 2014: 177 offences January 2015: 161 offences February 2015: 130 offences March 2015: 152 offences April 2015: 163 offences May 2015: 184 offences June 2015: 165 offences July 2015: 180 offences August 2015: 168 offences September 2015: 152 offences October 2015: 176 offences November 2015: 183 offences December 2015: 162 offences January 2016: 156 offences February 2016: 131 offences March 2016: 169 offences April 2016: 140 offences May 2016: 201 offences June 2016: 138 offences July 2016: 198 offences August 2016: 171 offences September 2016: 150 offences October 2016: 145 offences November 2016: 168 offences December 2016: 126 offences January 2017: 144 offences February 2017: 134 offences March 2017: 181 offences April 2017: 125 offences May 2017: 150 offences June 2017: 183 offences July 2017: 154 offences August 2017: 162 offences September 2017: 177 offences October 2017: 135 offences November 2017: 130 offences December 2017: 154 offences January 2018: 128 offences February 2018: 125 offences March 2018: 121 offences April 2018: 133 offences May 2018: 151 offences June 2018: 143 offences July 2018: 134 offences August 2018: 133 offences September 2018: 151 offences October 2018: 157 offences November 2018: 150 offences December 2018: 143 offences January 2019: 147 offences February 2019: 136 offences March 2019: 126 offences April 2019: 123 offences May 2019: 119 offences June 2019: 118 offences July 2019: 115 offences August 2019: 103 offences September 2019: 112 offences October 2019: 138 offences November 2019: 119 offences December 2019: 109 offences January 2020: 147 offences February 2020: 110 offences March 2020: 130 offences April 2020: 96 offences May 2020: 117 offences June 2020: 120 offences July 2020: 125 offences August 2020: 129 offences September 2020: 133 offences October 2020: 110 offences November 2020: 120 offences December 2020: 122 offences January 2021: 102 offences February 2021: 109 offences March 2021: 115 offences April 2021: 114 offences May 2021: 116 offences June 2021: 141 offences July 2021: 146 offences August 2021: 115 offences September 2021: 130 offences October 2021: 126 offences November 2021: 138 offences December 2021: 113 offences January 2022: 130 offences February 2022: 122 offences March 2022: 114 offences April 2022: 151 offences May 2022: 141 offences June 2022: 140 offences July 2022: 125 offences August 2022: 135 offences September 2022: 117 offences October 2022: 127 offences November 2022: 150 offences December 2022: 124 offences January 2023: 121 offences February 2023: 139 offences March 2023: 105 offences April 2023: 125 offences May 2023: 134 offences June 2023: 151 offences July 2023: 155 offences August 2023: 131 offences September 2023: 110 offences October 2023: 143 offences November 2023: 156 offences December 2023: 130 offences January 2024: 133 offences February 2024: 122 offences March 2024: 124 offences April 2024: 144 offences May 2024: 161 offences June 2024: 152 offences July 2024: 140 offences August 2024: 148 offences September 2024: 157 offences October 2024: 132 offences November 2024: 114 offences December 2024: 135 offences January 2025: 148 offences February 2025: 152 offences March 2025: 179 offences April 2025: 144 offences May 2025: 142 offences June 2025: 140 offences July 2025: 152 offences August 2025: 122 offences September 2025: 124 offences October 2025: 162 offences November 2025: 135 offences December 2025: 98 offences January 2026: 125 offences February 2026: 106 offences March 2026: 148 offences April 2026: 113 offences May 2026: 9 offences June 2026: 6 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 0 (partial) — — June 2012 1,595 7.6 2012 June 2013 1,671 7.9 2013 June 2014 1,682 7.8 2014 June 2015 1,985 9.1 2015 June 2016 1,956 8.9 2016 June 2017 1,875 8.5 2017 June 2018 1,713 7.7 2018 June 2019 1,637 7.4 2019 June 2020 1,416 6.4 2020 June 2021 1,436 6.6 2021 June 2022 1,566 7.1 2022 June 2023 1,553 6.9 2023 June 2024 1,661 7.3 2024 June 2025 1,731 7.7 2025 June 2026 1,300 5.8 2025
What this measures Damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires set deliberately.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Islington Violence and sexual offences 8,743 offences 38.9per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,890 offences 17.3per 1,000 Other theft 3,735 offences 16.6per 1,000 Theft from the person 3,599 offences 16.0per 1,000 Public order 2,291 offences 10.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,944 offences 8.7per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,766 offences 7.9per 1,000 Burglary 1,552 offences 6.9per 1,000 Robbery 1,279 offences 5.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 800 offences 3.6per 1,000 Other crime 325 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 244 offences 1.1per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by criminal damage and arson rate · All recorded crime in Islington