Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windmill Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Edgwarebury , and the 166th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

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 Windmill Lane (EN5 3HX) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.0% higher than the Edgwarebury average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Lane (EN5 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickfield Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chantry Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Windmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rockways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowbanks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowbanks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amethyst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brickfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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