Total Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 159.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wood Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale , and the 163rd 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 Wood Street (EN5 4BE) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher than the Barnet Vale average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (EN5 4BE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tapster Street
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moxon Street
Apr 2026Burglary Bath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Robbery Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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