Angel
Middle areaSouth Islington. 10,678 people in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Angel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Angel
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Angel at a rate of 284.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 654 |
| Other crime | 616 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 593 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 475 |
| Theft from the person | 291 |
| Burglary | 109 |
| Robbery | 92 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Drug offences | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Angel compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Angel safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Angel at a rate of 284.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 232 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Angel.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (654), other crime (616) and anti-social behaviour (593).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Islington
These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Angel alone. See Islington
Angel in brief
The median price paid for a home in Angel was £832,500 in 2025.
Angel had 10,313 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Angel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Angel, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.