Total Crime Rate
212.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York 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.
View Crime In Camden Square| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camden Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chris Pullen Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chris Pullen Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brecon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampshire Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hargrave Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camden Mews | Under investigation |
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