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Caledonian · Islington

Caledonian: your neighbourhood

Caledonian electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 48% here, compared with 40% across Islington (7.5 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 49.2% here, compared with 56.6% across Islington (7.4 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 24.7% here, compared with 21.2% across Islington (3.5 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

8.8%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,020 out of 11,579.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

704 out of 11,579.

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People counted in the census

11,580

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

11,580 out of 11,580.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

49.2%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,862 out of 9,879.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

58.4%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,945 out of 5,041.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

24.7%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,243 out of 5,041.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.2%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,580 out of 9,881.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.2%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,652 out of 9,881.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

576 out of 9,881.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,594 out of 9,879.

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Homes rented privately

34%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,697 out of 5,043.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

8.6%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

846 out of 9,881.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

48%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,406 out of 5,043.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

6.6%

21 March 2021 · Caledonian

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

649 out of 9,881.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Caledonian ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,478 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,073 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Caledonian ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 199 mapped crimes in September 2024; 244 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Caledonian
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202419945
October 202418945
November 202418562
December 202416346
January 202515136
February 202515242
March 202515353
April 202516039
May 202518252
June 202517044
July 202519445
August 202517539
September 202517245
October 202521550
November 202514743
December 202521351
January 202616380
February 202614655
March 202618274
April 202625171
May 202624556
June 202623046
July 202627054
August 202624454
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Caledonian
CategoryMapped crimes
shoplifting610
violent crime571
other theft395
theft from the person249
public order159
robbery112
vehicle crime109
burglary81
drugs77
criminal damage arson53
bicycle theft32
other crime17
possession of weapons13
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Islington →