Total Crime Rate
179.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookside South area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brunswick Park , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
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 Brookside South (EN4 8LN) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.6% higher than the Brunswick Park average (80.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 244.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside South (EN4 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Osidge Lane. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shamrock Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shamrock Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Knoll Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Osidge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osidge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osidge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osidge Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osidge Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exeter Road | — |
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