Crime Rates at York Way Estate, London, N7 9QB

York Way Estate area has the 69th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Way Estate (N7 9QB) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Way Estate (N7 9QB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.