Crime Rates at Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JY

Pentonville Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 9th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pentonville Road (N1 9JY) in the last 12 months was 1540.5 per 1,000 residents and was 660.9% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 371.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentonville Road (N1 9JY), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.