Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wensley Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Wensley Close (N11 3GU) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Close (N11 3GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firs Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wensley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudrich Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shapwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaledale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Cheddar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Garsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilkley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ramsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shapwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudrich Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharfdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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