Crime Rates at Penton Rise, London, WC1X 9ED

Penton Rise area has the 38th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 172nd 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 Rise (WC1X 9ED) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons 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 ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Rise (WC1X 9ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.