Total Crime Rate

549.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 549.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.8 10/10
  • Other theft 142.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 96.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Robbery 19.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 10th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 39th highest crime rate of 506 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 9PR) in the last 12 months was 549.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.2% higher than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 173.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentonville Road (N1 9PR), 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 (30/147)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Lion Street —
Apr 2026Public order Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chadwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Liverpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddelton Passage —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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