Total Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 219.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodleigh Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 85th 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 Woodleigh Avenue (N12 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 219.9 per 1,000 residents and was 148.5% higher than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodleigh Avenue (N12 0LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollyfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollyfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Constable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Constable Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leadbeaters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leadbeaters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ferncroft Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hollyfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollyfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hollyfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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