Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Way area has the 50th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 431st 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 West Way (HA8 9LA) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 229.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Way (HA8 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deansbrook Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in West Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Dean'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rudyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rudyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deansbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deansbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deansbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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