Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pentonville Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pentonville Road (N1 9LP) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Pentonville Road (N1 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 205 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentonville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/176)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Passage —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Liverpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Angel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chapel Market Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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