Pentonville
Middle areaSouth Islington. 8,625 people in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 15% of people in Pentonville live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pentonville
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pentonville at a rate of 315.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 714 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 554 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 432 |
| Shoplifting | 332 |
| Theft from the person | 282 |
| Drug offences | 110 |
| Robbery | 85 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Burglary | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pentonville compares
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Is Pentonville safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pentonville at a rate of 315.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Islington.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 285 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pentonville.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (714), violence and sexual offences (554) and anti-social behaviour (432).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Islington
These figures are published for the whole of Islington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Islington and not Pentonville alone. See Islington
Pentonville in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pentonville was £770,000 in 2025.
Pentonville had 7,833 usual residents at the census.
About 15% of people in Pentonville live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pentonville, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.