Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southover area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Southover (N12 7JG) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southover (N12 7JG), the main crime hotspot is near Singleton Scarp. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southover area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiddingfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chiddingfold —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Singleton Scarp Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Singleton Scarp —
Sep 2025Burglary Chanctonbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiddingfold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northiam Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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