Total Crime Rate

174.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 174.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (HA8 7EF) in the last 12 months was 174.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (β‰ˆ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HA8 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 277 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edgware Road High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edgware Road High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edgware Road High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgware Road High Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selwyn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garden City Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Garden City Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albany Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garden City Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Garden City Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Public order Forumside Under investigation

Data Sources

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