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Holloway · Islington

Holloway: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 43% here, compared with 40% across Islington (3 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: 54.8% here, compared with 56.6% across Islington (1.9 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: 22.6% here, compared with 21.2% across Islington (1.4 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

8.5%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,080 out of 12,736.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

667 out of 12,737.

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People counted in the census

12,737

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

12,737 out of 12,737.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

54.8%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

6,060 out of 11,064.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.6%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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

2,985 out of 5,365.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

22.6%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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

1,210 out of 5,365.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33.9%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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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

3,754 out of 11,064.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.2%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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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

6,664 out of 11,064.

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

4.9%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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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

545 out of 11,064.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.4%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,485 out of 11,064.

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Homes rented privately

31%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,689 out of 5,365.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

7.7%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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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

856 out of 11,064.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

43%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,318 out of 5,365.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Holloway

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

646 out of 11,064.

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Crime and safety

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

1,471 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,520 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Holloway 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: 147 mapped crimes in September 2024; 124 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 · Holloway
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202414758
October 202412345
November 202410152
December 202413323
January 202512036
February 202510420
March 202514541
April 202513237
May 202514137
June 202514654
July 202511148
August 202511740
September 202512330
October 202513044
November 202511832
December 202511541
January 202610841
February 202612042
March 202613449
April 202611386
May 202611977
June 202614354
July 202612459
August 202612488
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Holloway
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime447
shoplifting248
vehicle crime120
theft from the person119
other theft115
public order97
burglary77
drugs73
robbery61
criminal damage arson44
bicycle theft35
other crime18
possession of weapons17
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 →