Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Way area has the 56th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 231st highest crime rate of 530 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 York Way (N7 9AT) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Way (N7 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order York Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street
Sep 2025Burglary Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Randell'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A5200 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5200
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5200
Sep 2025Other theft Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Pauls Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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