Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 193.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Kingsway (N12 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 254.9% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (β‰ˆ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (N12 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winifred Place, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winifred Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winifred Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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