Total Crime Rate

295.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.3 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 295.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Burglary 40.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

York Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 144th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Way (N1C 4AN) in the last 12 months was 295.7 per 1,000 residents and was 115.1% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Way (N1C 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Way Court
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Randell'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delhi Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Way Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5200 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Way Court
Apr 2026Burglary York Way Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Handyside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Way Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Way Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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