Total Crime Rate
231.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025York Way area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square , and the 187th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
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 York Way (N7 9LN) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Camden Square average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% 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 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chris Pullen Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Clock Tower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abingdon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Middleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Middleton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Middleton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abingdon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tansley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliff Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliff Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tansley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliff Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cantelowes Road | β |
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