Total Crime Rate
368.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 44th 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 Castle Mews (N12 9EH) in the last 12 months was 368.8 per 1,000 residents and was 577.0% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (β 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Mews (N12 9EH), the main crime hotspot is near Winifred Place. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Churchfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winifred Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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