Total Crime Rate
116.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westbrook Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
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 Westbrook Crescent (EN4 9AP) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbrook Crescent (EN4 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawton Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castlewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Castlewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castlewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glyn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Glyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St James Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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