Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodhouse 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buxted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Buxted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ferncroft Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torrington Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunny Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodhouse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodhouse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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