Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Cottonham Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottonham Close (N12 9HN) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 252.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottonham Close (N12 9HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Grove, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friern Park (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cottonham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossway
Sep 2025Theft from the person Schoolway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friern Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgrange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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