Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Woodhouse Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet , and the 489th 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 Woodhouse Road (N12 9NG) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Friern Barnet average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Road (N12 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhouse Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsham Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Buxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Ferncroft Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torrington Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Woodhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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