Total Crime Rate

212.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 212.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 26th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 200th 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 (N7 9LN) in the last 12 months was 212.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Way (N7 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldrop Road (35 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 Hilldrop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chris Pullen Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chris Pullen Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brecon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampshire Street
Apr 2026Burglary Hargrave Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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