Islington

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Islington.

Population: 248,115
People in Employment: 111,815 (68.5%)
People Inactive: 41,665 (25.5%)
People Unemployed: 9,825 (6.0%)
Number Of Jobs: 67k
Median Salary: £38,434
Mean Salary: £0

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Islington. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Islington for 2024

Islingtons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 8,398 crimes and in 2022 there were 8,217 crimes. Which is an increase of 181 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	8,365	757	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	8,398	668	Getting Better
Other theft	5,024	399	Getting Better
Theft from the person	3,490	236	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	2,467	184	Getting Better
Burglary	1,960	155	Getting Better
Public order	2,458	154	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,727	152	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,740	132	Getting Better
Robbery	1,462	124	Getting Better
Drugs	1,248	92	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	893	63	Getting Better
Other crime	431	20	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	169	13	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Islington

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

St Mary's & St James has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Islington, with 1015 crimes and 96 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Tollington has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Canonbury	0	0
Arsenal	0	0
Barnsbury	0	0
Bunhill	0	0
Tufnell Park	0	0
Caledonian	0	0
Clerkenwell	0	0
Finsbury Park	0	0
Highbury	0	0
Hillrise	0	0
Holloway	0	0
Junction	0	0
Laycock	0	0
Mildmay	0	0
St Mary's & St James'	0	0
St Peter's & Canalside	0	0
Tollington	0	0

Crime map for Islington

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Islington

The average property price in Islington is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Islington is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Islington could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,891,418.51	£1,312,980.66	£1,124,776.79	£593,193.45
2022	£1,987,294.07	£1,375,213.55	£1,182,370.23	£624,900.68
2021	£1,857,202.97	£1,284,049.68	£1,111,267.66	£605,502.10
2020	£1,720,943.72	£1,204,390.03	£1,042,832.10	£586,200.61
2019	£1,643,298.76	£1,120,065.30	£975,362.46	£564,759.24
2018	£1,664,397.96	£1,131,544.99	£987,361.83	£580,801.74
2017	£1,639,844.14	£1,113,219.31	£976,506.91	£583,114.30
2016	£1,629,663.85	£1,124,309.82	£978,586.55	£573,959.54
2015	£1,623,798.28	£1,125,667.71	£984,820.82	£574,252.66
2014	£1,467,342.27	£1,025,377.46	£897,734.88	£522,272.31
2013	£1,231,198.62	£873,258.86	£764,456.15	£441,987.50
2012	£1,097,546.90	£767,424.57	£673,672.99	£395,255.29
2011	£1,044,539.13	£726,663.98	£636,245.64	£380,968.57
2010	£972,170.63	£675,257.19	£594,452.97	£357,988.59

Property prices over time for Islington

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Islington

The median salary in Islington is £38,434 and the mean salary in Islington is £0.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 67k
Median Salary: £38,434
Annual Percentage Change: 10.3%
Mean Salary: £0

Salary comparison between Islington and Inner London

See how Islington compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. Islington ranks 2 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wandsworth	100k	£42,665	12.5%	£65,006	9.9%
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Lambeth	99k	£37,566	5.9%	£48,060	10.2%
Tower Hamlets	92k	£36,162	0.6%	£46,716	3.6%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Southwark	101k	£34,583	1.1%	£45,685	7.2%
Lewisham	90k	£32,579	8.8%	£38,066	3.9%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
City of London	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Hackney	76k	£0	0.0%	£45,546	16.2%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%