Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

West Way area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Way (HA8 9LA) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.2% 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 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deansbrook Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wenlock Road —
Apr 2026Burglary West Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banstock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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