Total Crime Rate

613.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 613.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 103.5 10/10
  • Other crime 38.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
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 Rise area has the 8th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 31st highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penton Rise (WC1X 9EF) in the last 12 months was 613.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.5% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 218.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Rise (WC1X 9EF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Penton Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calshot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calshot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calshot Street —
Apr 2026Public order Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Affleck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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