Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pentonville Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pentonville Road (N1 9NG) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentonville Road (N1 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caledonia Street, where police recorded 282 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pentonville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wharfdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road β€”

Data Sources

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