Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Islington and Lambeth 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
Lambeth
E09000022 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Islington
−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
89,747 more in Lambeth
314,298
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
£1,658 more in Islington
£49,034
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
£125,350 more in Islington
£548,034
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£2,854
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£335 more in Islington
£2,519
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.8 percentage points higher in Lambeth
6.2%
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)
340 more in Islington
+443
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
£61 more in Islington
£2,047
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
3.6 more in Islington
23.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
30.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.4 percentage points higher in Islington
26.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
181.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
27.6 more in Islington
153.5
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
2.1 years more in Islington
11.2 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
6.0 percentage points higher in Islington
61.6%
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
0.01 percentage points higher in Lambeth
4.17%
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
921 more in Lambeth
10,220
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,730
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
83 more in Lambeth
2,813
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 224,551 in Islington and 314,298 in Lambeth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £50,692 in Islington and £49,034 in Lambeth (2025); and average house price was £673,384 in Islington and £548,034 in Lambeth (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 314,298 in Lambeth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £50,692 in Islington and £49,034 in Lambeth (2025); and average house price was £673,384 in Islington and £548,034 in Lambeth (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 | Lambeth per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 181.1 | 40,669 | 153.5 | 48,230 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.6 | 800 | 3.2 | 1,016 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 6.9 | 1,552 | 5.6 | 1,759 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.8 | 1,300 | 5.7 | 1,799 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 8.7 | 1,944 | 5.5 | 1,734 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 325 | 1.4 | 449 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 16.6 | 3,735 | 14.2 | 4,469 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 244 | 1.0 | 317 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.2 | 2,291 | 7.4 | 2,327 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 5.7 | 1,279 | 5.9 | 1,845 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 17.3 | 3,890 | 11.2 | 3,521 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 16.0 | 3,599 | 15.8 | 4,979 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.9 | 1,766 | 8.3 | 2,624 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 38.9 | 8,743 | 35.8 | 11,257 | 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 314,298 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.