Total Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ventnor Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 374th 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 Ventnor Drive (N20 8BP) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ventnor Drive (N20 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Meadow, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ventnor Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totteridge & Woodside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ventnor Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiddingfold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chiddingfold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiddingfold | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Way | — |
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