Total Crime Rate

535.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 535.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.1 10/10
  • Other theft 105.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 85.5 10/10
  • Burglary 42.7 10/10
  • Drugs 34.2 10/10
  • Robbery 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penton Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 38th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penton Street (N1 9PS) in the last 12 months was 535.6 per 1,000 residents and was 164.6% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 182.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Street (N1 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Grant Street. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angel Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Angel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Naoroji Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Naoroji Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 108

Data Sources

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