Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 144.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 40.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penn Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal , and the 251st lowest 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 Penn Road (N7 9RD) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Arsenal average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (N7 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Holloway Road. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturmer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sturmer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sturmer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Staveley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staveley Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warlters Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillmarton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillmarton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holloway Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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