Total Crime Rate
212.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhouse Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,055 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 Woodhouse Road (N12 9BD) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% higher than the Friern Barnet average (93.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Road (N12 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Woodhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Friary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hollyfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hollyfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leadbeaters Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summers Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Constable Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferncroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Summers Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summers Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summers Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodhouse Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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