Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Islington and Kensington and Chelsea compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Islington
E09000019 · Metropolitan Police Service
Kensington and Chelsea
E09000020 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
224,551
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
78,817 more in Islington
145,734
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£50,692
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,884 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£52,576
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£673,384
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£576,765 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£1,250,149
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£2,854
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£775 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£3,629
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.9 percentage points higher in Islington
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+783
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,323 more in Islington
−540
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,108
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£442 more in Islington
£1,667
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
26.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.3 more in Islington
20.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
30.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.8 percentage points higher in Islington
19.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
181.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
4.0 more in Islington
177.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
13.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
10.5 years more in Kensington and Chelsea
23.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
67.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
15.2 percentage points higher in Kensington and Chelsea
82.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.16%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.99 percentage points higher in Islington
3.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,299
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,771 more in Kensington and Chelsea
12,070
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,730
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
1,015 more in Kensington and Chelsea
3,745
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 224,551 in Islington and 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £50,692 in Islington and £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea (2025); and average house price was £673,384 in Islington and £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 224,551 in Islington and 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £50,692 in Islington and £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea (2025); and average house price was £673,384 in Islington and £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Islington per 1,000 | offences | Kensington and Chelsea per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 181.1 | 40,669 | 177.1 | 25,815 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.6 | 800 | 2.3 | 335 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 6.9 | 1,552 | 8.2 | 1,199 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.8 | 1,300 | 5.9 | 867 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 8.7 | 1,944 | 8.1 | 1,181 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 325 | 1.2 | 172 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 16.6 | 3,735 | 19.6 | 2,852 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 244 | 0.8 | 120 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.2 | 2,291 | 9.1 | 1,320 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 5.7 | 1,279 | 3.6 | 518 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 17.3 | 3,890 | 22.4 | 3,261 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 16.0 | 3,599 | 12.0 | 1,744 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.9 | 1,766 | 14.5 | 2,116 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 38.9 | 8,743 | 35.2 | 5,136 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (224,551 and 145,734 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.