Total Crime Rate
106.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ossulton Way area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 282nd 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 Ossulton Way (N2 0JS) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ossulton Way (N2 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ossulton Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benedict Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Neale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedgemere Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ossulton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cecilia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyoake Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brackenbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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