St Peter's & Canalside, Islington: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Peter's & Canalside is higher than the UK average — typical for inner London — but it's lower than several neighbouring neighbourhoods and has been falling steadily since 2024.
In 2024, the neighbourhood recorded 199 crimes per 1,000 people. By 2025 that had dropped to 187. Both Clerkenwell and Bunhill recorded significantly higher rates in the same period.
Anti-social behaviour is the most common crime type, followed by violent crime. These figures are broadly in line with the London average rather than specific to this area.
The downward trend across two full years is meaningful. Fewer crimes were recorded in almost every category between 2024 and 2025, which shows the neighbourhood is moving in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Peter's & Canalside ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Peter's & Canalside ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Peter's & Canalside ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
186.6
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Hoxton West
142.4
Similar to
Barnsbury
192.8
Lower than
Clerkenwell
258.2
Lower than
St Mary's & St James'
218.8
Lower than
Bunhill
306.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Peter's & Canalside ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Anti-social behaviour25%21%
- Violent offences20%24%
- Theft from the person12%8%
- Other theft10%9%
- Public order5%5%
- Burglary5%4%
- Criminal damage and arson5%5%
- Drugs5%5%
- Vehicle crime5%7%
- Robbery3%3%
- Shoplifting2%8%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
