Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penton Street area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 250th highest crime rate of 530 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 Penton Street (N1 9PX) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penton Street (N1 9PX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Claremont Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claremont Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Conduit Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | White Conduit Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Conduit Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grant Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grant Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penton Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penton Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charlotte Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Market | β |
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