Total Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willowbay Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willowbay Close (EN5 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowbay Close (EN5 2PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgeview Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jarvis Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willowbay Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Adrian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellwood Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oyster Close
Apr 2026Burglary Eleanor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside Close
Apr 2026Burglary Ridgeview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Southfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Southfield Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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