- Home /
- Posts tagged "crime"
Islington and Hackney amongst the worst hit areas of moped gang related robberies
Crime involving mopeds and motorbikes has almost tripled in number since June 2016, with Islington and Hackney amongst the worst affected boroughs in London, the Met Police has revealed. The
Read more
Editorial: A Brief Note on the Westminster Attacks
In the wake of the terrorist incident which left five dead and over 40 injured in Westminster this week, St John Street News editor Tom Buxton offers his perspective on these tragic
Read more
Disability and Hate: The “Invisible Crime” Plaguing Islington & Hackney
With London having experienced a 20% increase in hate crime towards disabled people of late, local communities in Hackney and Islington are facing increasing challenges to tackle one of the
Read more
Opinion – London Mayoral Election: Who’s The Safer Pair of Hands?
“On Thursday, are we really going to hand the world’s greatest city to a Labour party that thinks terrorists are its friends?” was the controversial headline of Conservative mayoral candidate
Read more
“Sometimes I forget what I look like” – What it’s like to be homeless and female in Islington
Note: names marked with a * in this article have been changed to preserve the interviewees’ anonymity. Imagine yourself in one of the most physically demanding and vulnerable states possible
Read more
Gwenton Sloley: life of an ex-offender
“Was I going to end up back in prison for any little thing I did? Would I ever be able to walk away from crime?” These are a few
Read more
Islington behind in fighting domestic violence against men
Figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal the number of women convicted of perpetrating domestic abuse has quadrupled in the past seven years, yet there are still no charities
Read more
Islington Crime & Safety Summit: Tackling youth crime in the borough
By Vera Mikusch and Karina Nigmatullina The second annual Islington Crime and Safety Summit took place this Saturday, March 14, at the Islington Assembly Hall on Upper Street. Members of
Read more
The reality of crime in Islington
With some of the highest average housing prices in London, Islington is generally perceived as an affluent borough. So how come it has higher crime rates than Hackney?
Islington crime and safety summit: Role for ‘active participation’ of community, says council
Islington Council and the local police led a crime and safety summit at Islington Town Hall last Saturday [22 March], encouraging the community to take action in preventing and reducing crime
Read more