Crime Rates at Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4AY

Wood Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Wood Street (EN5 4AY) in the last 12 months was 440.2 per 1,000 residents and was 422.7% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (EN5 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.