Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Penton Street area has the 58th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 249th 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 Penton Street (N1 9PX) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Street (N1 9PX), 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 Penton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Amwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grant Street Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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