Total Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.8 2/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Northiam area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Finchley Church End , and the 107th 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 Northiam (N12 7JH) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Finchley Church End average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northiam (N12 7JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laurel Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Northiam area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiddingfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shortgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiddingfold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chiddingfold
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Way
Sep 2025Burglary Northiam Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Way
Sep 2025Burglary Chanctonbury Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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